Beachside Authorfest is Coming!

I hope you will join me in beautiful Lake Geneva for Beachside Authorfest. It is a family-friendly event for authors and is sponsored by The Friends of the Lake Geneva Public Library and Breadloaf Books. SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021  10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Located in...

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN . . .

  Perk Up, otherwise known as Elkhorn’s Living Room, was the perfect setting to meet with family and friends, both old and new, for the initial book signing of BUILD YOUR WINGS ON THE WAY DOWN, my second novel. What an enjoyable morning! Many thanks to all who joined...

The Infamous Red Pen

I’ve mentioned my editor before. Barbara is a stickler for correctness, conciseness, and consistency. A writer needs someone who is merciless when they edit your writing, and that person, for me, is Barbara. We met at a UW-Madison Writers’ Institute where...

Missing Mickey

On a cold, January day in 2015, a dog named Mickey came into our Lakeland Animal Shelter as a stray. From the beginning, he was loving and sweet and terrified of going outside at night, an indication he was abandoned somewhere at night. Our shelter has a resale...