• 7 Moon Myths and Old Beliefs

      When I was a little girl, the moon was a mystical, magical place. It was something we gazed at and dreamed dreams of going there and beyond, particularly when the moon was full, with just a hint of cloud cover. Yeah, I’m that old. I can remember watching the first moon landing. And possibly…

  • Why I Wrote Sucker Punch

    Welcome to blog post 600 (six hundred!!!) on my blog! I can’t believe it! I looked it up and I’ve been blogging here for five years (I hit the mark in April and didn’t notice). I’d have a party, but I’m already celebrating over at Smart Girls Love SF (their five year anniversary) and excited…

  • Don’t Try This At Home #TeaserTuesday

    This week I’m teasing with a snippet from Core Punch, the first installment in my Uneasy Future series that takes place in a future New Orleans (now called New Orleans New). Our intrepid NONPD detectives are on a rescue mission dirt side. Which, of course, goes horribly wrong. “In the murk of the storm, she felt again her…

  • Why I Wrote CORE PUNCH

    Core Punch came about when two interests collided inside my head. I’d finished my Project Enterprise series and had been working on my romantic suspense Big Uneasy series. So my brain was cruising through the mystery zone, but doing a bit of gazing longingly at the stars. It liked the high adventure of space opera.…

  • When Two Ideas Collide (inside your head)

    Core Punch happened when two ideas collided inside my head. The first idea came from Heather Massey, who manages The Galaxy Express blog. She mentioned wishing that someone would write a noir science fiction romance. Well, I don’t write noir, but I have been working on a contemporary romantic mystery series called The Big Uneasy.…

  • Getting Your Day On, Pink?

      Today is National Pink Day. I did not know that Pink had its own day. Does Pink have a lobby? A fan club? Corporate sponsors? And what about the colors that don’t have their own day? Of course, there are a lot of colors. When “they” (which “they” decide a color gets its own…

  • Life is an Invitation

    Life is an invitation. I don’t always feel that way. Sometimes it feels like life is a bat, but when I look at this photo the hubs took, I feel wonder and anticipation. I like feeling that. I grew up with mountains on the horizon. I used to like to look up and see them.…