Every year at this time, I repost this essay at my brother’s request. The years have passed since he lost Jean, but her memory is a blessing.    

If you’re a Kindle reader and have been thinking about ordering A Thread of Grace, today’s the day! Amazon is offering it as a Daily Deal for $1.99 on Sept. 3, 2020.    

The owner of my local bookstore, Mac’s Backs on Coventry, will be bringing books to be signed to my house soon — and we will, of course, keep proper social distance! The store has hardcover copies of The Women of the Copper Country in stock and can still ship online orders in time for Mother’s … Read more…

Don and I are in the COVID19 high risk group, so we are isolating ourselves. We already had a fully stocked pantry and freezer in anticipation of the snowstorms and thunderstorms that can knock out power for a few days at a time. So far, the pandemic is a spectator sport for us. In all … Read more…

I have been asked to clarify an earlier blog. As was made clear within that post, I was invited to participate in a TEDx event. TEDx events are locally and independently organized and do not represent TED. I regret any misunderstanding. I have been warned that I will be contacted by TED with a request … Read more…

If you order my novels from Mac’s Backs / Books on Coventry by December 15, Suzanne can have them to you in time for gift-giving. Tell us in the COMMENTS box at the end of the order form whether you’d like a personalized message or a simple signature. And thanks for supporting a wonderful independent … Read more…

NOTE ADDED ON 12/11/19: As requested, I’ve changed the title of this blog to clarify that I was not invited by TED but by TEDxSantaCruz. See this post for details. =================================================   The Women of the Copper Country was published on August 6, and the novel has done well — we’re in a second printing … Read more…

Days of Awe

The bindery is shipping out crates of The Women of the Copper Country! If you pre-ordered the book from my local independent bookstore, Mac’s Backs / Books on Coventry, you should have your signed/personalized copies next week. Click here for the list of coming events. More are being added, including one in September in at … Read more…

Prologue Turn tears to fire! – Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare The dream is always simple. The memory never is. It’s an echo from 1903 when she was almost sixteen. A rare family outing down to the county fair in Houghton, Michigan. Her father probably expected the excursion to cheer her up. There were horse … Read more…