Sustainability in Publishing and in Life
Happy Earth Day! What do Earth Day and sustainability have to do with my writing? Let's talk about it. I…
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Where were you four years ago? COVID in the rearview (and the writing)
Four years ago this month, our nation shut down with the onset of the COVID pandemic. Thinking back on those…
Writing Daughter of a Promise, a Biblical Retelling
This essay was originally published on Women Writers, Women's Books. Some people assume writing a third novel must be easier…
Slowing it Down: Talking Snow, Story, and Swirling Change
Greetings from Park City where the world outside my window swirls with snow and the world inside my head swirls…
New Year, New Writing Updates!
Happy New Year! If you're a long-time reader or you've subscribed to my newsletter in the past, you may have…
Wouldn’t We All Love a Master Plan?
People ask what happens on the farm during the winter. The answer is a lot.: planning, budgeting, and purchasing new…
The Dis-ease
Many years back my doctor prescribed genetic screening because of a history of cancer in my family. A finding that…
The Dining
Can anyone really know where their food comes from? One way is to grow it yourself or acquire it from…
The Harvest
Despite the delays and the drought and the infrastructure challenges, the veggies were planted in the field. The beds were…
The Planting
On a day when the news is filled with stories of AI destroying humanity, planting lettuce is a good antidote.…