At the Kitchen Table
One of the best blessings of my life as a writer is the freedom. I've got a killer deadline, but I can set up this laptop anywhere. There other day, I wrote an entire chapter while watching QVC. (I don't recommend this method, although it will improve your...
Fabulous
Did you know that words have vibrations? Good words bring good experiences, and the reverse, of course, is also true.My life is full of fabulous things, and I'll bet yours is, too. I sometimes get distracted by all the non-fabulous stuff, and then I get into alignment...
Showing Up
Some days, and this is one of them, I'd like to crawl back into bed and sleep, sleep, sleep...I can't, of course, because I have a deadline.I always have a deadline.What's a cowgirl to do? Get up, pull on her clothes, give those boot straps a good hard tug, saddle up...
For or Against?
This might be a good time to point out that, instead of being against cruelty in any form, I am for kindness, compassion, mercy and grace. Look at physics, the earth-science type, I mean--when we resist or oppose something, it will push back. Our pushing only makes it...
A Wanted Man
A little about my work in progress, an historical western starring Rowdy Rhodes, who appeared briefly in "The Man from Stone Creek", and Lark Morgan, a lady with secrets as big and dangerous as Rowdy's own. The novel takes place in the fictional northern Arizona town...
The Suicide Race
Some of you have asked for clarification on the infamous "Suicide Race" taking place every year at the Omak Stampede.Horses are forced to run a VERY steep down hill track. They often tumble, end over end, and are crippled and killed in the process. Should they...
The Suicide Race
There is a spectacle going on at the Omak Stampede, right here in my beloved Washington state, called the Suicide Race. But it isn't suicide from the horses' perspective: it's murder.Every year, horses are crippled and killed in this "race". This kind of...
Thank God
Pray for peace, and for the safety of all innocent travelers, everywhere.And while we're at it, let's say Thank You to a gracious and merciful God, for Scotland Yard and all the others, everywhere on earth, who work and keep watch, night and day, to guard us all.
The Humane Society of the United States
I will soon be officially associated with these fine people; they are a voice for the voiceless, the animals who cannot speak.Do you remember the lost pets, abandoned or separated from their human families during and after Hurricane Katrina? Well, the HSUS was...
Saturday
On Saturday, friends and family of Jack Wiley crowded the historic little church in Northport, not so much to mourn as to celebrate a life well and honorably lived. All of us had stories to tell about how Jack had touched our lives in so many positive ways. Tears were...
The Margaret Mitchell House
One of the highpoints of my trip to Atlanta was a visit to the house where Margaret Mitchell wrote "Gone With the Wind". Now, lest you think she had the run of some big place, not so. She and her husband shared a very small apartment in the basement. (The rest of the...
Thursday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
Still descending from the heights of attending both the filming of "The Last Chance Cafe" and then trekking on to Atlanta. Heady experiences, both.Now, for the real world.Chapter 1 awaits.A new adventure!This cowgirl says: YEEHAW! Turn this bronc out of the chute,...