a sniffing dog
a sniffing dog When I go for a walk in the woods, it’s normally to escape the bustle of distractions and let myself focus on a character in whatever story I’m writing. Lately, I’ve willingly added a new distraction to…
tales through time
tales through time There are few places in the world like Pompeii and Herculaneum—if any—where a city is caught unawares, a moment in time frozen and encapsulated for millennia. I was lucky enough to visit both recently and couldn’t help…
weddings of the world
weddings of the world I’ve got weddings on my mind as I head to Rehoboth Beach to celebrate the launch of Wedding Seasons, a compelling new beach read from the authors of Mindful Writers Retreat. If you’ve been following my…
it’s about time
it’s about time The novel I’m currently writing takes place in a fictional time and place. I haven’t settled on a title as yet, but the working title is ‘Ravioli Rosie’. That may (or may not) change. Something I’m finding…
walking with giants, a novel perspective
walking with giants, a novel perspective We recently took some awe-inspiring and humbling walks along snow-dotted dirt paths among the giant trees in Sequoia National Park. Sequoias are the most massive trees in the world and live thousands of years,…
the good deed behind musical notes
the good deed behind musical notes A thousand years ago, 999 to be exact, an Italian monk called Guido di Arezzo noticed how young musicians were struggling to decipher the squiggly lines, or neumes, above liturgical music that were rough…