Ah, Buffalo, City of Light and beer! Flew into Buffalo last week to visit my sisters in our old hometown of Tonawanda. How wonderful to stand among the milling crowd in the airport and hear that … [Read more...]
My Polish-Italian Hometown Tonawanda, NY
Only after I grew up and moved away from my hometown of Tonawanda, NY, did I realize and appreciate the Polish and Italian ethnicity of our community. Now when I get a chance to return, I love to … [Read more...]
The Erie Canal Brides Collection
The Erie Canal Brides Collection I've been privileged to write three novellas for Barbour Publishing, and of these three my favorite is The Battlefield Bride, from The Courageous Brides … [Read more...]
New Historical Romance Covers!
I've just had new covers designed for my first two historical novels. I'be been involved this publishing thing since I wrote my first novel back in 2004. When we were still doing "snail mail" … [Read more...]
Surviving the Blizzard of ’77
I didn't know that surviving the blizzard of '77 loomed ahead of me when I hurried out of the house running late for work on Friday, January 29, 1977. I worked as a nurse for a professional … [Read more...]
The Irish Bride: A New Novella by Renee Yancy
Out this week, a new anthology of historical novellas in The Runaway Brides Collection. My novella, The Irish Bride, relates the story of Deanie Devane, who escapes the Irish potato famine after her … [Read more...]
Martians Land on Grand Island, NY!
“The lights on Main Street are going out one by one. I’m the last man left.” Those terrible final words from WKBW’s radio transmission of The War of the Worlds have stuck with me since I was … [Read more...]
Floating Killer Brains on WKBW’s Fright Night
Fright Night at 159 Findlay Avenue and floating killer brains? Being the oldest in a big Catholic family had its perks. New clothes instead of the hand-me-downs my younger sisters received. It had … [Read more...]
Delaware Pool Summers in Tonawanda, NY
It was a near daily pilgrimage in the 60's. Walk down Findlay Avenue to Vicksburg, turn left and walk the two short blocks to Ted's. Turn right on Sheridan. Past the Animal Clinic with its cat … [Read more...]
The World’s Oldest Face Cream
Archaeologists discovered the world's oldest face cream in 2003 when they excavated a Roman temple on the banks of the River Thames in England. This little tin pot is 2,000 years old. The lid still … [Read more...]
