Wines for Summertime
In these days of high unemployment and global financial crisis, it’s nice to relax with a bottle of wine that doesn’t break your pocketbook. But when you check out the hundreds of wines available in the grocery store, what do you buy? Relax! I’m here for you,...
In Dad’s Garden
Yesterday, Tom and I went to visit my dad down in San Diego. One of the highlights, always, is the Garden Tour. Every time I've visited since I moved out thirty years ago, the first words (after initial greetings) from dad have been - "How about a garden tour?"...
A Mermaid and a Tribred walk into a bar…
Welcome to the Midsummer Night's Blog Hop! Several authors have gotten together to bring you interviews between our characters. Today I'm happy to present Gregor Caine, of my novel DEMON HUNT, who has asked some probing questions of Circe, the heroine of TIDAL...
The Uterus Chronicles, Episode 2
If you're just joining the conversation, Episode 1 is here - "Does My Uterus Make Me Look Fat?" Episode 2: Help! I Need a Good Doctor! So, I really liked the OB/GYN I had gone to. I felt cared for, and listened to, and the next day I even wrote her a thank you...
Joy in the Garden
My husband came into the house yesterday evening and made this pronouncement: "We're ripping everything out of the yard and only planting boysenberries." I would like to say I was shocked, but I totally understood. Once you taste a fresh-from-the-vine boysenberry,...
Of A Darker Nature by Michelle Clay
Michelle is one of my friends at Crescent Moon Press, and her debut book, OF A DARKER NATURE, just released on June 1st. Take a look! Here's the Blurb: With just one touch, Emily Cross can read the memories of the deceased. Working at a funeral home might not be...
Demon Hunt Cover Reveal – Book 2!
So...the time has come. Ladies and gents, may I present... Tribred Gregor Caine decided long ago to deny his blood legacy. So he isn’t happy when paired with a full-blooded Fae to hunt the demons that overrun Los Angeles. As they fight side by side, he finds she...
Cover Reveal – WEIGHTED by Ciara Knight
Weighted is a young adult post-apocalyptic with paranormal elements. It is a prequel novelette to The Neumarian Chronicles, and will be released August 2012. Book I, Escapement, will be released in 2013. Blurb: The Great War of 2185 is over, but my nightmare...
The Uterus Chronicles – Episode 1
Episode 1: Does My Uterus Make Me Look Fat? I had an illuminating gynecology visit last week. I had to go, because I had originally gone to my GP for blood in my stool; he examined me and said he thought I had fibroids in my uterus. I had a CT scan, which confirmed...
Why Can’t My Life Be More like NPR?
At times, I wonder why my life can’t be more like those stories I hear on National Public Radio. Their guests, during interviews, always have cultured, radio-perfect voices pitched at just the right timbre so as to soothe and inform. Authors, or professors, or...