Masarykova, Liberec, Czech Republic Finally, finally, it's up and running and all the behind-the-scenes Google stuff is working as well (that had been my stress point these past [...]

"How do you feel about blogging?" Barbara Bos asked yesterday in the Facebook group Women Writers, Women's Books that I belong to. That got me thinking. Then it occurred to me that [...]

Today is St. Nikolaus, a day I remember fondly from my childhood (see my essay Giving Up Christmas in Tablet, which, incidentally, is an excerpt from my book Jumping Over Shadows.) [...]

{August Break 8/15: Unicorn} What to do about today's prompt? Ever since Susannah, host of August Break, remarked that she was extra curious what participants would do with this prompt, [...]

I need to revitalize my blog; I need to get back into blogging! I miss it! So, even though I've said before that prescriptive blogathons are not for me, I [...]

As a contributor to Bella Grace Magazine, I was invited to participate in the blog hop celebrating the launch of Grace Notes, their blog complementing this utterly gorgeous magazine. My [...]

If you've been using Google Friend Connect to follow my blog, please note that it is currently being phased out by Google, in particular the ability to use it with [...]

I've been quiet on this blog not because I've been sitting quietly by the pond but because I have been immersed in rewriting my memoir manuscript based on editorial feedback. [...]