• Inspiration for Big Trouble

    This isn’t a post to explain how to get inspired to get yourself into ‘big trouble’. It is more of a recap of a family vacation. A family vacation that I used as…

  • What’s the point of writing?

    I announced a book release last weekend and it was also announced that women’s rights are in danger(again/still?!). I spent February and March writing a short Christmas story for a compilation I’m going…

  • Italy – Part II

    Here’s a bit from my journal while on vacation: I’m thinking of the writers who had months long holidays to write and work and immerse themselves in the culture. Who took large ships…

  • Springtime in Italy

    In a villa, in Chianti Country in Italy. I can’t get my coffee right. I love the espresso here, but I’m having trouble getting the milk ratio right. Maybe it’s the congestion interfering…

  • Words For Troubled Times…

    We’re almost to the two-year mark of when we first went into lock down. This isn’t news to you, I’m sure. I remember at the time being shocked. Shocked that the ‘end of…