Ode to Tom Johnson
Author of The Man in the Black Fedora I met up with Tom and Ginger in the early 2000s via letters, telephone calls, and email. At the time, I was…
Have Mummy Will Travel
Have Mummy Will Travel While my Mylar balloons guarded my house, I spent the weekend at Mohegan Sun Casino in CT. When I left, I anticipated shopping and light gambling…
Writing (and Editing) What You Know
I have two specialties in life: respiratory therapy and balloons, so my stories contain many references to them. Having married a history buff, I learned about the Depression and World…
PWC2019 Days Two and Three.
When I got on the train on Saturday, the conductor said hello. I smiled and shouted, “Choo choo!” The other passengers burst out laughing; then someone noted that new lines…
PWC 2019: Day One
Day One of #PWC2019 was everything I thought it would be and much more. I took classes with Shirley Hailstock, Jonathan Maberry, and Brian McKinley. I’d like to share some…
The Website Changes Begin!
"Oh, Barbara!" purred a voice coming from a Mylar balloon tree. “Barbara!” I looked up from the submission I was reading. “Yes?” “You’re contracting several books and making promotion plans,”…