Rebecca started as a strong, talented woman. She wasn’t sure about having kids. She had a career. And […]

Here in my home town, we’re on lockdown to “flatten the [COVID-19] curve.” Restaurants and bars closed. Schools […]

A sister historical fiction writer lamented that she researches for hours just to get a meal right. I’ve […]

My sister blogger, Beth Havey read an essay by John Paul Brammer entitled: “Six sentences I can’t forget,” which inspired […]

If I wasn’t already worried about COVID-19, this video of the 1918 Flu really scared the bejeezers out […]

Well, I did feel a need to stay with a Dr. Who theme here. Now COVID-19 is more […]

Wrestler #2 suggested I read On Tyranny (Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century) by Timothy Snyder. It only […]

Not just the writing world, but everyone who writes just about anything owe Larry a big thank you. […]

WBEZ’s Jerome McDonald and Monica Eng threw down the gauntlet back in January as Chicago aldermen proposed “Break […]

Before it became well-known, my kids and I did Random Acts of Kindness (RAKs.). Loved-One thinks I made […]