You're here! Me too! The place doesn't look bad considering I haven't been here in a while. I miss it. I miss you, too. Let me c...

So I’m back! And on the other side of the U2 Joshua Tree concert last night in Tampa at that huge pirate stadium, the Raymond James Stad...

Stephen Wright wanted to become more learned, so he read the dictionary. He figured with all the words inside, it contained every book ever ...

Well! I've been struggling to post a plethora of photos using my phone because that's where all my photos are! Blogger even has,...

One of my favorite FL comedians! Preacher Jovan Lawson notices an important omission in how women work out. Here he is, developing the bit...

I love my kids.  Some time ago, when my friends and I were young mothers, we bemoaned the constant monitoring we had to do, keeping our to...

My holiday season has never been easier. My kitchen was ripped out in September--and has only now been put back together--and my downstairs ...

Hello all! Somehow, my dot com domain name got swiped a few weeks ago. I'm trying to get the dot com address back, but now Danette Haw...

So I just read an article that stated the inhabitants of old Scotland probably had as the mainstay of their diet meat and marine fish. What?...

Hello all! It's another dreary day here in the Sunshine State. I like to tell people we have only two seasons: hot, and hot and rainy. D...

Goodreads has selected Anna M. from London to receive a free, signed hardcover of my fourth novel, A WHOLE LOT OF LUCKY! The contest ran ...

You don't even have to be female to enter the WOW! Spring 2014 Flash Fiction Contest sponsored by WOW! Women on Writing--you just have ...

Titles--heartache city! The title must do everything a synopsis or query does: grab the reader, provide a summary, and hint at the action ye...

If you're lucky enough to be Irish, you're lucky enough.   This month, everyone has the chance to be lucky!  Win a Free hardc...

So many of us are grieving the death of someone close to us. Grief comes in waves, receding, then roaring back to engulf us and batter us ...

T'Kaiyah, I discovered your video recently and loved it so much, I had to share it!

The Deceit of Weather O weather, you weather, thou fair weather friend-- your promise of sunshine I will never again believe I'm ag...

The State of Sunshine To my friends up north there's something you should know; I'm sweating in the heat while you start the sn...

'Tis Eighty-Four Degrees The golden yoke of our sun breaks aloud, cleaving through wooly heads of thunder clouds. Birds trill songs...

I snapped this photo from a boardwalk overlooking the springhead at Blue Springs. More than a million gallons of water a day rush from the d...

For my Sima, my cherished friend whom we will remember today,  Sima, I counted you a sister, a friend, and a Christian--now I count you a...

Last night, I got to meet one of my comedy heroes, Sinbad! He called me out during his bit on helping ladies with their problems after I s...

I love my readers! From Shawntel: My daughter, Alex, has just finished your book Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning. She is ten ...

MY DARKNESS CALLS Barking dog Woke at four Tried to sleep, There was no more To the kitchen I did sneak Orange muffins I did make ...

'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL ’Twas the night before school and all through the house, Not a child was Minecrafting or using ...

I found a wonderful note from a reader today: My name is Gracie, and I'm 9. I just read your book Violet Raines Almost Got Struck By L...

"Starting at A"      

An Ode to Lauren Fox for her Book Friends Like Us A pox! A pox! A pox on Lauren Fox! I read your book I read all night It felt so goo...