Monthly Archives: April 2016
LIFE STAGES: WHEN YOUR KITTY GETS SICK
Good news! Cats are living longer now. Better food and living conditions, keeping cats indoors, and an improved general understanding of cats have all played their part in stretching a normal cat’s life from 12 to 16 and even up … Continue reading
DOG-FIGHTING OUR WAY INTO HEAVEN
Michael Vick did us a favor. Us being the faction of society that believe harming an animal is as wrong as harming a person; that those capable of bringing hurt to animals are more likely to do the same … Continue reading
BOOK GIVEAWAY for COPY CATS by Mollie Hunt
I’m running an Amazon Giveaway for Copy Cats, #2 in my Crazy Cat Lady mystery series. Beginning today, April 22, and running through April 26, you can get Copy Cats free. From the back cover: If your cat told you there … Continue reading
Populating Fiction By Elizabeth Engstrom
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to take a workshop with Elizabeth Engstrom at the Oregon Writers Colony Annual Conference. I always look forward to the conferences at the historic Sylvia beach Hotel in Newport, Oregon. They are all different, … Continue reading
LESSON FROM THE 107 YEAR OLD MAN
Today would have been my father’s 107th birthday. He was German. He risked his life to leave Berlin and come to New York City during Hitler’s rise to power. When the U.S. entered World War II, he joined the American army … Continue reading
DREAMLAND POEMS 1 & 2
Dreamland 1 Dreams float just beneath the surface, obscured by the reflections of today. Dreamland 2 Dreams linger at the edge of my consciousness like scenes in my peripheral vision as I speed along the road: When … Continue reading