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Time Is Broken, But The Books Are Still Coming
It is somehow already more than halfway through January, which clearly explains how 2025 went by so fast. Clearly, time is speeding up. We cannot see it happening, because clocks are speeding up too. That is just science. Possibly questionable science, but science nonetheless. I will admit my data is entirely anecdotal. Still, I know…
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The Magic of Ordinary Miracles
The holidays have a way of making us look for miracles. We picture bright lights, big moments, grand gestures—the kind that sparkle across movie screens and Hallmark cards.
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The Gift of Imagination
gifts—not just the kind wrapped in shiny paper, but the ones that last long after the decorations are put away.
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The Power of Story: How Fiction Helps Us Face Real Life
Ever finished a book, closed the cover, and just… sat there? That quiet, heart-full moment where you’re not quite ready to leave the world you just visited?
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What “Romantic Science Fiction” Is (and Isn’t)
Romantic science fiction isn’t exactly romance. And it isn’t exactly science fiction. It’s both—and neither. Confused? Don’t worry, you’re not alone!
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If You Loved Stargate, Castle, or Outlander, You Need to Read The Key
ou’ve reread Outlander while whispering “I just want a little danger with my romance, is that too much to ask?”
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A New Website Design!
I’d be interested in your impressions of the new design and/or share what you love to read.
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Why I Wrote DO WAH DIDDY DIE
A long time ago, in another century (no, really, it was another century), an author (me) finished a book (THE SPY WHO KISSED ME – though she called it PIG IN A PARK back then) and got an agent who wanted her to write something easier to sell to Big Publishing. She asked me to…
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Perilous Pauline Confesses
This may come as a huge shock to readers of my blog, but I don’t actually write my Monday blog post on Monday. It posts at one a.m. CDT. I don’t believe in one a.m. CDT or CST. Or any time before seven or eight a.m. I barely believe in Monday. So I write it…