For Presidents Day I was home and it was a thrilling day spent with family and friends. I did something we rarely have a chance to do, I invited some friends over, cooked a meal and exchanged stories. So much of my time is devoted to work, to writing, to family, to house and home needs. I need to remember that social needs should make the list. It is something…

I have been enjoying reading in someone else’s world lately, looking at their creation, falling into their story, examining their characters. What a joy it is to get lost in the twists and turns, be surprised by the curves and bends that the characters take. I love good characters, passionately hate the bad ones, fall in love with the sweet ones, and mourn when someone I like dies horribly. One…