Grateful new year

Research shows that practicing gratitude brings deeper and more lasting happiness than, well, just about anything else. Among the many things, people, and experiences for which I am grateful this year, a few strike me as worth sharing. Terrific local, independent bookstores like Jerrol's and A Book for All Seasons, whose support for local, independent … Continue reading Grateful new year

Just a thought for 2014

Here's a thought (not a resolution, a promise, a claim, a stand, or any such grand thing - just a thought) as we find ourselves already launched into 2014. Make room for the things and activities and people you love. 

91 minutes so far

In the first seven days of the "2013 - Thirteen Minutes a Day" challenge, I have: Drafted a two-page synopsis for "You, Jane," the second novel I wrote, so I can prepare a package for submitting to agents and publishers; Started editing "The Law of Immediate Forgiveness" so I can have it ready to 'shop' … Continue reading 91 minutes so far