A few years ago, when my sister-in-law, Meriam Wilhelm retired, she decided to write witch novels. She asked me to help. I had been an...

After the toasts, kisses and well- wishes comes the New Year resolutions. My resolutions used to include weight loss, growing five inches...

My parents made a pact to stand on every continent in the world. When my dad passed away, my mother went to the Antarctic for both of...

I was cleaning out my office the other day and came upon a box of letters. There were a hundred or so, and soon I was surrounded by...

My youngest son was a Peace Corps volunteer in Albania many years ago. If you don’t know where Albania is, no worries. I didn’t either....

I received a fan letter from a lady who loved Hostile Witness*. She ended her note by thanking me profusely for not killing Max. I had...

Lawyers work pro-bono. Doctors cross borders to help those less fortunate. Retired business people and teachers mentor floundering...

It's Turkey time again. Time to be thankful, reflect, and fight over the drumsticks at the dinner table. It's also the time that we all...

I treasure this photo of my dad, my two brothers, and me when we lived in Fairbanks, Alaska at the Ladd Air Force Base. The year was...

The other day I came home to find the men I hired to build my patio sitting in my backyard looking at a stump. This was not a normal...

Love Top Gun. Loved Kelly McGinnis’s seamed stockings and Tom Cruise’s derring-do. But the Navy wasn't on my radar until I received an...