“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” –James Baldwin There are many books out now about the subject of family—against the background of the pandemic; or in other centuries; perhaps within different cultures; or at different times of one’s life. Clearly this is a structure… Continue Reading
“What is past is prologue.”—William Shakespeare That query produces either giggles or groans from the exhausted parents in charge of navigating to grandma’s house—or anywhere else that’s taken a long time. My grandmother told me that wasn’t something her parents had to deal with, because children of her day didn’t grow up with automobiles. Carriage… Continue Reading
I’m excited to share this new book trailer for my second book in the de Koningh family saga, The Gilded Cage. I am also feeling pretty proud of my technical savvy (if I do say so myself). With this trailer, I’ve figured out the art of recording my own voice audio — a must when I cannot… Continue Reading
“The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust.” –Abraham Lincoln Research into the past tends to uncover revelations for today, and a reassurance of the tenet that you can’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been. I’m sure that’s one of the reasons I get pulled into the vortex… Continue Reading
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”― Dr. Seuss At last we reconnect with Emily and Corey as The Gilded Cage hits shelves today! It is available to buy from Amazon Prime and other online book sellers worldwide. As with its prequel… Continue Reading
As the author of books published by an Independent Micro-press, one of the greatest joys is planning my own cover and interior design elements. That would, of course, never happen with a commercial press, unless your name is Ernest Hemingway or a reasonable facsimile thereof. But the process can be fraught with danger for the… Continue Reading