In lieu of writing a post today, I’m going to share a personal essay by a friend, the excellent writer…
One of my favorite hymns that we sing in the Orthodox Church during the Nativity Season is all about preparing……
Thanksgiving—a favorite American holiday—lands on the calendar every year just a week or so after the Orthodox Nativity Fast begins…
My book pick from Octavia Books while visiting New Orleans last week was B. A. Shapiro’s novel, The Muralist. CLICK…
I didn’t blog on Monday because I was having too much fun here in New Orleans. What a great city……
It’s been almost six months since my mother’s death on May 24. I wrote about my grief process back in…
My friend Jennifer Horne is a poet. She’s published several books of poetry, and also a collection of short stories.…
It’s been a couple of months since I decided to quit using the themes I’ve used for several years here…
Today I’m feeling incredibly blessed. Yesterday morning I signed a contract for my novel, Cherry Bomb! My publisher is Joe…