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A Working Synopsis

As I’ve shared the narrative for “I Wanted to Ask My Dad”, people ask me, “were there really baby ducklings in a whirlpool and was it your husband who saved them?” The answer to both of those questions is “yes”. Which is why I realized, when I am ready to write a synopsis for myContinue reading “A Working Synopsis”

Longing for a “Dad/Father”

From the beginning, I was, and continue to be, deeply moved by the responses I receive when I share the title for my next book I Wanted to Ask My Dad. Sharing the title and concept, I learned everyone has questions they wish they would have, or hope to, ask their fathers. As the bookContinue reading “Longing for a “Dad/Father””

“So What’s Your Next Book?”

At the first book-signing for my first book, The ABC of Mannerly Me, people asked me about my “next book”. This came as a shock; it had taken nearly two decades to write, illustrate and publish my ABC book, I couldn’t imagine starting another book. As I continued to hear the “next book” question overContinue reading ““So What’s Your Next Book?””

This Vehicle God Gave Me

God gave me a vehicle that, when driven properly, can be creative and skilled artistically. I can also write a coherent string of sentences most of the time. When I found the lump in December of 2016, my immediate thought was to find out what it was and, if it was bad, then it neededContinue reading “This Vehicle God Gave Me”

Of Lost Lambs, Baby Ducklings and Gifts from God

As you peruse my website, perhaps you will conclude God gifted me with a talent for drawing, painting and sculpting. For years, however, I had a low opinion of my art skills, which is one of the reasons I chose not to go to art school. For most of my life, I also did notContinue reading “Of Lost Lambs, Baby Ducklings and Gifts from God”