I eat. I sleep. I read. I write.
It was New Year’s Eve 2007. I had just come from a party at my best friend’s house and I was trying to hail a cab at about 1am on a semi-quiet street on the Lower East Side. I was in a snit. My best friend’s friend had pawned her nine-year old off on me, … More The Rules of Disengagement
I love visual artists. My father was one. My husband was too. I myself could never even draw a cube in perspective though over the course of 29 years my husband often tried to teach me. Yet, I am a visual person. I’ve been told I have a good eye (whatever that means). Actually, I do know … More Promos and Prelude For Tomorrow
I’m a Catholic. An irreverent Catholic, full of contradictions spiritual and otherwise, but I am and have been a part of that religious community off and on for many years. I went to religious schools growing up. The public school in my neighborhood was an unacceptable alternative to my mother and like many parents raising … More Repairing faith
There was a time that I seriously considered using my love of the written word for a career in journalism. So when I was offered my first opportunity to be a paid journalist and the subject was “celebrations of love”, I jumped at it despite my inherent reservations at being outed as an extreme quixotic. … More Celebrations of Love
Hello Mr. Carter?” Shari asked, tentatively holding her hand out in greeting. “Yes that’s me.” Jarod said, taking her hand and shaking it. Her skin was noticeably soft. When he let go of her he surreptitiously rubbed his chin with the same hand and detected a hint of honeysuckle coming from it. “You must be … More SAMPLE SUNDAY: Prelude For Tomorrow, a novella
As part of the mini blog tour for her terrific books Maybe Baby and Maybe Tonight, I had the great pleasure of chatting with the author Kim Golden, about writing, about the Maybe series, and about her characters Laney and Mads. LJ: When and why did you decide that you wanted to be a fiction writer? Kim: I always knew I … More A Chat with Kim Golden
It occurred to me recently that I had acquired yet another label in my life. One more label that defines me and tells my story in such an easily digestible way that almost anyone could presume they understand me. In the past when I attained a new label, I’ve often felt like I entered an … More Defining Widows & Orphans
Love and hate live easily in the minds and heart of any human. And hate, like love can grow. David “Ice” Bryson has seen his share of both, moreover he has lived it. When everything he wants for his life falls apart David rebuilds but it is a sketchy, unhealthy replica of his real desires … More Excerpt One from BURNT HOLLOW
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