It’s #BookQW and Coral’s nerves are not ‘great’! More from Chapter 2: Blue energy shot to her fingertips. It coalesced, and Coral threw the shockball. Her magic hit an answering flashshield with the same blue coloring. In the brief flare of light, she recognized the wizard. “Salm!” she hissed at her brother and let the […]
It’s International Mountain Day! Okay, this was announced in my planner, but I connected to it and this scene came to mind immediately: We’ve hiked to Lake Isabelle in the Indian Peaks Wilderness our last two visits to Colorado. I’m sorry I don’t know the exact mountain names here on the Continental Divide. They certainly […]
Fireflies, salamanders, chipmunks… What do they have in common? They need leaf litter to survive. Consider leaving the leaves in that bare corner of your yard or beneath your shrubs. Our wildlife thank you!
For months I’ve had it on my calendar to enter the RITAs, Romance Writers of America’s published romance novel contest. Then after I completed the application, I had it on my calendar to submit my novel files. I completed that, too. Unfortunately, just afterwards a lot of stuff happened within RWA. If you haven’t heard […]
This is very geeky, but I have to gush about the plantings at Universal Orlando’s Wizarding World. Specifically, I really liked the entrance to the Hogwarts castle. Isn’t this waiting line lush! I doubt you’ll find anyone else posting photos of their Universal Studios vacation and raving about the ferns and club moss, but here […]
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At some point when the climate crisis became more known in social media, I ran across a twitter post claiming–I’m paraphrasing–that by composting you become the king of a kingdom. Honestly, I can’t describe it any better than that. I own/control the land, but have given it over to my subjects. I feed them and, […]
At the beginning of August, a friend invited us to an old-time coastal camp his family was renting near Phippsburg, Maine. We hadn’t been to the state in 15 years and I jumped at the chance, especially after spending so much time with my book characters, Coral, Ty, Salm and Luna, in their seaside adventures! […]
I’ve had my head down on my upcoming book release, but not so much that I missed this: The first swallowtail I’ve seen in our townhouse yard–or habitat as I like to refer to it. I’m dismayed by how few butterflies there are this season, but then the Joe Pye Weed has just begun to […]
Yes, pollinator week is a thing, and more popular than ever! Pollinator Partnership has more on activities and the critical need to promote the health of our pollinators. I’m in Colorado and have been seeing these really cool bumblebees with orange bands on our flowers. I finally got photos! I searched online and discovered the […]
What’s going on with planet Earth is so out of reach of my control, that I’m left feeling helpless most days. I grew up playing in the national parks my dad worked in. I made my own career in environmental education for decades. I raised my kids to care for nature. I write novels about […]