While browsing through Facebook this morning, I came across a photo of an old button box. This brought to mind a chapter from my Valley Memories book. I'd like to share that chapter here with you. It originally appeared as a news column in 2008. If you enjoy this trip down memory lane, be sure [...]
I am often asked about the mechanics of writing by new authors. These questions usually come from writers I am mentoring; on several occasions I've been asked profound questions by middle school students who are also interested in the art of writing. And sometimes my answers surprise me in that I actually sound like I [...]
Hello and welcome to the New Year - 2019! I've decided to try something new this year and so, in addition to my book reviews and general observations of life, I will be passing on to you news about books that come to my attention. As a book reviewer, I receive numerous requests to review [...]
Lighting The Way is the second collection of inspirational poems in the Wings of My Heart series by poet and author Liza DeStefano. Ms. DeStefano’s poetry is inspired by the passing of her father in early 2018 (Wings of My Heart) and moves forward through her period of mourning (Lighting The Way). With the additional loss [...]
As we leave 2018 behind us and prepare to leave welcome 2019, I want to share with you a short story written Father Patrick O'Doherty, Pastor of Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ocala, FL. This is my parish and I look forward every week to hearing Father O'Doherty bring the Gospel alive. This story is [...]
William Shatner seems to have led a charmed life. But if you listen closely to his words in Live Long And… you’ll understand that charmed is not how he describes his life. Having had a fright from cancer (he conquered it), Mr. Shatner has opened his heart to his fans and tells of the trials [...]
With her latest trilogy, Nora Roberts enters the post-apocalyptic genre. YEAR ONE is the first book of Chronicles of The One. The story begins in Scotland where the MacCloud family is having their holiday reunion at the family farm. While there, one of the revelers is taken ill after having drunk too much the previous [...]
I wish each of you and your families a peaceful and happy holiday season. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, or just enjoy the spirit of the season, I hope this one is the best one yet for you.
The village of Cotteridge is a lovely place. Clean and neat. A nice place to live. Until one day, the folks who live there started getting careless. A discarded wrapper, a piece of rubbish that didn't quite land in the trash bin, and so on. It's just a small thing, no one will mind [...]
Vera Sterling is a journalist who lives in Boston. Just before returning to the shoreline town of Addison, Connecticut for her sister Brooke's wedding, she is passed over for promotion and instead is pink-slipped. With the upcoming wedding Vera has little to no time to worry about her own circumstances and her return to her [...]
