Old Apalachicola Cemetery

Old Apalachicola Cemetery

I love visiting old cemeteries. So many stories waiting to be told! People who lived in past centuries had a different take on death than we do today. Life expectancy was shorter and many babies didn’t live to see their first birthday. I’m always struck by...
Apalachicola, Florida

Apalachicola, Florida

I finally had my beach day. My husband and I spent five days in beautiful Apalachicola on the Florida panhandle, just where the coast turns south. It’s also called the “forgotten coast” of Florida. No main interstate goes directly to or...
Revelation

Revelation

I had an interesting revelation this week from the Lord. I haven’t been blogging much because I’ve been intensively re-editing and revising my second manuscript, which is in the semi-finals of a contest put on by a major fiction writer’s group. I...
This is the Fun Part!

This is the Fun Part!

One of the more enjoyable aspects of writing a story is choosing someone to represent the character while you’re fleshing him out. I had Clive Owen in mind when I wrote the character, Lorcan, in my first manuscript, Ciara’s Tale. Clive can play a good guy...
Cabin Fever: I want to go to Rome!

Cabin Fever: I want to go to Rome!

This has been a long cold winter for many parts of the USA. I am especially sympathetic toward my friends and family in western NY and New Hampshire who have been inundated with snow and ice this year. I live in Kentucky now and although winter here is usually mild...
Tutankhamun’s Ancient Floral and Beaded Collars

Tutankhamun’s Ancient Floral and Beaded Collars

  The discovery of Tutankhamen’s mummy with his floral and beaded collars made world headlines in 1922. Most paintings of ancient Egyptians depict them wearing the same decorative collars around their necks. But before that, American archaeologist...
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