It’s easy to get depressed reading the news. You have only to pick up a newspaper or click on a link to get bombarded by news of crime, crooked politicians, celebrity shenanigans, and crimes against humanity. It can make you want to crawl under the bedcovers and block … [Read more...] about A BALLOON OF HOPE
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Sand Between My Toes
Until two years ago when Life as we knew it hit Pause, my writer pals as I gathered every year on Martin Luther King weekend at the beach house in Northern California owned by my sister Karen’s family. In 2021 we had a change in plans due to COVID, as did pretty much every person … [Read more...] about Sand Between My Toes
SWEET VALLEY HIGH WRITING ACADEMY
A little-known fact about me: I used to write for the Sweet Valley High series. I was one of the select stable of writers who helped launch the series. I wrote five of the first dozen SVH books. The highest praise I had received as a writer to date at that time came from series’ … [Read more...] about SWEET VALLEY HIGH WRITING ACADEMY
Ringing in the New
Well, another year has come and gone. Leaving aside the long-running horror show that is COVID and some personal and career setbacks, 2021 was a good year for me on balance. Highlights are listed below. My husband, Sandy, and I celebrated our 25th anniversary in September. … [Read more...] about Ringing in the New
