A Tale of Two Earrings

I lost one of a favorite pair of earrings last summer. I searched everywhere for it. Every placed I'd been that day at Day Job. My car. Every place I'd stepped or sat at home.  I tossed the widowed earring into a container on my bureau. Periodically I would see it and think I should … Continue reading A Tale of Two Earrings

Movie: Hidden Figures

The movie Hidden Figures is on my top 10 list of favorite movies of all time. I saw it three times in the theaters when it first came out. I cried every single time. When I watch it again, I'm sure I'll cry again. As Leslie Jones asked on SNL when the film came out: "Why didn't … Continue reading Movie: Hidden Figures

MJ Monday: Manuscript — Keeping Characters in Character

I recently finished the revisions on my next book (stay tuned for more details closer to publication date).  My editor and I went back and forth on the ending. She wanted me to do something I felt wasn't in character for my hero/heroine. I thought that what I had written would suffice. She wanted more. … Continue reading MJ Monday: Manuscript — Keeping Characters in Character

Thursday Thought-Self-Help: Orbiting the Giant Hairball

Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving With Grace by Gordon MacKenzie is one of the easiest self-help books I've ever devoured. There's no jargon, no quoted sources or case studies (or if there is, they are a minor mention at best). MacKenzie writes about his time working for Hallmark and the … Continue reading Thursday Thought-Self-Help: Orbiting the Giant Hairball

MJ Monday-Meals: Pasta Salad

\ Pasta has always been my "fallback" ingredient. It's budget friendly, filling, and shelf-stable. What with COVID-19 reshaping our lives, I've been more and more dependent on pasta. Every couple of weeks, I've been making a pasta salad. I think I've made more so far this year than I have in the previous two years. … Continue reading MJ Monday-Meals: Pasta Salad