Who’s YOUR Doctor?

Among my accomplishments this summer, I count the conversion of both daughters into Doctor Who fans. This was a big deal to me, because I spent a great deal of my youth watching this man:That’s the Doctor, played by Tom Baker from 1974 to 1981. I did watch the show...

Superlative Seven

I want to thank Donna Weaver for passing along this blog award, which requires bloggers to look back over their blog history. It was a challenge to analyze and even guess a little at reactions to my blog posts, and I’m supposed to provide links to seven of my most...

In Memory, September 11

I’d stepped out of the classroom for just a moment, to get a ream of paper from the supply closet, and one of my fellow co-workers stopped me. “You can’t tell the kids,” she said. “But something terrible happened.”The events of 9/11 were already well under way, but...

Thank You!

I want to thank everybody who stopped by here in the last few days to offer congratulations. Thanks so much for all your encouragement and good wishes! I just love this wonderful writing community!After the excitement of the past couple days, I’m going to take...

Missing, Assumed Dead

Prejudice, murder, insanity, suicide: Every small town has its secrets. And Marva Dasef’s book Missing, Assumed Dead – released today from MuseItUp Publishing – contains all those things! When Kameron McBride receives notice she’s the last living relative of a missing...

Jury Duty

I got lucky! I was assigned to jury duty today and tomorrow, but when I called the “jury hotline” last night, I was told not to come in today. Woo hoo! A totally free day — because of course I kept my calendar open, thinking for sure I’d have...