My baby niece graduated from high school this year. Unbelievable. Just yesterday she was the three-day-old infant I sang to while her nervous new mother tried to coax her to eat. Today she’s a beautiful young woman, poised on the brink of a future overflowing with possibilities. My sister did something I wish I’d thought of when my daughter was …
Ice Cream – a Personality Indicator?
I’ve had the privilege of being interviewed many times since my first book was released, often by other writers who post interviews on their websites or blogs. I’m always impressed with the questions other writers ask, because they make me stop and think. But one question that has always stumped me, and one that crops up time and again, is …
Book Review – City of the Dead
City of the Dead by T. L. Higley Set in ancient Egypt, City of the Dead is set against a fascinating backdrop – the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The story is told from the perspective of Hemiunu, the brains behind the design and construction of one of the most impressive manmade structures ever built. As his masterpiece …
Book Review – Dragon Spear
Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George In the third installment of Jessica Day George’s dragon series, Creel and her prince charming, Luka, visit the dragons’ Far Island home just in time to witness the abduction of Queen Velika. They set off to help Shardas and a handful of dragons rescue the queen from a band of strange dragons with evil …
Inspired – YEAH!
Last Sunday, a church in Lexington, Kentucky hosted a special speaker. My stepson and daughter-in-law attend that church regularly, and they called in the afternoon to tell us, “We’re bringing a video for you to watch. This guy is amazing. In the second service alone, 300 people gave their lives to Christ.” The speaker was a man named NickVujicic. I’d …
Book Review – Gold of Kings
Gold of Kings by Davis Bunn The book opens with Sean Syrrell, a dealer in art and antiquities, firing his granddaughter from his firm, and then within an hour being killed. Before he died, he arranged for a treasure hunter, Harry, to be released from prison in Barbados, where he has been confined because he found a treasure that the …
The Final Frontier – Finally!
Being a Trekkie from way back, the release of Star Trek is something I’ve been awaiting for years. Twilight? Ho-hum. Harry Potter? Eh, if you say so. But Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the U.S.S. Enterprise? I’m so there! I vaguely remember watching the series when it originally ran, but I was a kid of 6 when the first program …
Zookeeper for a Day
I recently received an exciting phone call from my agent — I’ve been offered a new book contract! (Woo hoo!) This book is tentatively entitled The Zookeeper’s Daughter, and it is set in (you guessed it) a small zoo. Since I’ve never actually worked in a zoo, I knew I’d need to do some research to make sure I protrayed …
God’s Answer to H1N1: Fear not!
Our church was packed Sunday morning. Communion Sundays aren’t typically that well-attended, for a variety of reasons, but today the sanctuary overflowed. I sat there during the Prelude, mentally listing the possible reasons people would gather en masse the Sunday after several area schools have been closed and students encouraged not to congregate due to a few confirmed cases of …
A Strong Woman Named Mono
To celebrate the release of Murder at Eagle Summit, I was recently invited to post on author Lyn Cote’s blog about a strong woman in my life. It’s hard to pick just one strong woman to write about, because I come from a family of them. We’re from the south, and southern women are known for their inner strength, well-hidden …