• Sudden Hearing Loss Should be Considered a Medical Emergency

    Two years ago, in February 2014, I lost over 90% of the hearing in my left ear. The good news is that by taking immediate action, my hearing thankfully recovered. I am writing this post in the hope that my story might help you, or someone you love. In February 2014 I was diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHS).…

  • E4K

    Endure 4 Kindness I’ll be participating in Random Act’s “Endure 4 Kindness” (E4K) event on October 18, 2014! This is a global endurance event. Each participant chooses an activity they would like to perform, and then they do it, for as long as they can. The goal? To raise money for Random Acts (www.TheRandomAct.org). This nonprofit organization supports and funds…

  • GISHWHES 2014 Flash Fic Challenge

      I’ve joined up to help a few teams for GISHWHES 2014 flash fic challenge #78. (Get a previously published Sci-Fi author to write an original story (140 words max) about Misha, the Queen of England and an Elopus.) I’ll post my fics on this page. First off, for team knights of TARDISia: The Eyes Get It “Help us, Doctor!”…

  • The Pirate’s Desire

      My new regency historical romance novel, The Pirate’s Desire, has just been released through Amazon Kindle! The paperback version should be available within a few days. I’m so excited this book has finally released! It’s been a long time in the making. I wrote it just after I wrote The Commander’s Desire seven years ago, but it required quite…

  • Europe 2013

      Well, it’s February 2014! I meant to write this post long ago, but discovered it was just too painful. Ha! So here goes. Read on if you like a little drama…     Our family has wanted to visit Europe for a very long time. So, we planned and saved for many years for our Summer 2013 Europe trip.…

  • Update on Latest Book Projects

      Perhaps you’ve noticed I’ve completely redesigned my website! What do you think of it?   A wonderful reader over in the Amazon discussions just asked for the latest update on my books, so I thought I’d put most of my reply here. Here’s the latest: I’ve finished polishing up a young adult novelette named Castaways. I actually wrote it…