• Eateries - General Interest

    Lunch at 2 The Moon Bakery

    September 11, 2024

    Today, Barb, my life-long friend (and illustrator), met me halfway between our homes at 2 The Moon Bakery, in Lake City, MI, a husband-and-wife establishment located across from Houghton Lake. It seemed the perfect place to celebrate the release of Tukaa’s Tale (Sept 2024). When Barb shared the name of the bakery, we both felt it prophetic, since my story revolves around the two moons of Accunii. Don’t look any further, I informed her, this was meant to be! And I kid you not, this was the album I was listening to on the way there and back. I didn’t…

  • My books - Writing

    Tukaa’s Tale Paperback & eBook

    August 30, 2024

    The paperback and eBook versions are now available on Amazon. If you read the book, please leave your review on Amazon, etc. If you’re not into writing reviews, even a sentence or just a star-review is greatly appreciated, especially since I’m an independent writer and depend on reviews to get noticed. Thanks! The book is a spin-off from my tween sci-fi trilogy, The Story of Q, and is told from the perspective of Tukaa, the talking tree, featured in book two, Misha Goes Missing. Tukaa, an elder and mentor, enjoys sharing his memories with Inkaa, a promising apprentice, and by…

  • Books - Children - commentary - Media - Psychology

    Every person their book

    August 19, 2024

    I ran across a blog a while ago and rediscovered it tonight, rummaging through my inbox. How appropriate, I thought, since I just finished writing Tukaa's Tale, a spin-off of The Story of Q, my tween trilogy. It appears that too many recent books fall short of young people's expectations, causing them to lose interest in reading. Authors (libraries are guilty too) have taken the joy out of the equation and placed it on the back burner. Instead, their focus lies with dealing with today's issues - child abuse, failed relationships, war., etc. While we may want our children to…

  • My books - Writing

    I finished Tukaa’s Tale

    August 18, 2024

    I finally did it! Tukaa's Tale has been completed and is now in proofreading mode. I can't express how excited I am because for the longest time, the unfinished book sat on the shelf while life got in the way. It was only recently that I picked it up again, determined to finish it by giving myself a deadline - midsummer 2024. And now I'm happy to say I accomplished my goal.

  • My Creations - Writing

    Writing to music

    August 15, 2024

    Most days when writing, I do so in silence, purposefully blocking any distractions. However, there are days like this morning, when I welcome strains of bluesy melodies to inspire and guide me. It all depends on the mood and today my synapses are happy firing across dendrites and axons to David Gilmour’s, On An Island, album. P.S. I think Tukaa likes the album too.

  • Books - My books - My Creations

    Tukaa’s Tale – progress

    April 25, 2024

    Thanks to my dear high school friend, Barbara Smearman, I'm vigorously working on the spin-off book to my Story of Q series. Her colorful illustrations have given me the impetus to finish Tukaa's Tale and I'm hoping for a mid-summer release date and offer my sincere apologies to my readers for the long hiatus.