Wednesday's Words from Faith Can Move Mountains In this excerpt Faith is waiting for the sun to rise before she goes to Charleston to see Josiah Hamilton about mining phosphate at River Oaks. "The sky and the river shone quicksilver in the twilight, the clouds pink...
Real life vs. Social Media
For awhile now, I've been contemplating giving up Facebook, Twitter, and other social media, or at least curtailing the time I spend on it. I started participating in these platforms because I wanted to stay in touch with friends, and I've done that. I've reconnected...
Coffee Mess
#1LineWednesday #FaithCanMoveMountains Marshall Lindsay is the antagonist in my novel, Faith Can Move Mountains. He enters the book on the first page, in the first line. He disrupts Faith's world and resurfaces as an unwelcome and dangerous presence in Faith's and...
Black-Eyed Susan
After lots of rain, Rudbeckia hirta provides the sunshine in my garden today. #Fridayflowers #gardening #summerinWisconsin
Trouble’s Coming
#1LineWednesday #FaithCanMoveMountains February 1869, River Oaks Plantation One cold February morning, Marshall Lindsay has come to gloat that Thomas must pay his mortgage, or he will take the property from the Gentry family. When Marshall leaves River Oaks, Belinda...
Birds of “Paradise”
If winter in Wisconsin is as cold as Dante's 9th circle of Hell where Satan dwells, then summer in Wisconsin must be paradise. This summer has been particularly lovely, especially if you love hot weather or are from the South like I am. We've had lots of rain this...
Echinacea Purpura
Purple coneflower in my garden with a great spangled fritillary butterfly. #Fridayflowers #gardening
The Pitch
Last year I took some time off writing this blog to concentrate on finishing my novel. I've lost count of how many times I've re-written the first few chapters, but I know I've done at least five revisions of the entire book. I'm preparing for what I hope will be the...
Liatris Spicata, Blazing Star
A honeybee in my garden hard at work on a blazing star. #fridayflowers
An Artful Summer Weekend
I've been thinking a lot about creativity, not just creativity in writing, but in all aspects of life. I think exercising our creativity could mean the difference in living a happy life versus a mundane one. Plus, it has been a while since I've engaged in art for pure...