Meeting new “peeps”
This weekend I had the opportunity to be surrounded by amazing creators of children’s books. Now, I know what you’re thinking. As the co-founder of Claire’s Day, a children’s book festival, this would not be unusual for me. In my role as an author, this isn’t necessarily a new experience either, as I’ve been fortunate […]
Awestruck
Have you ever found yourself in the presence of someone you admire so much that suddenly you find it difficult to speak intelligently? Or speak at all? Such was the case for me when I first met Christine Brennan, USA Today sports columnist, commentator, author, speaker, mentor and voice for justice in the world of […]
To take heart…
I’m diving back into my memoir. Or more accurately, I’ve ditched the first draft and starting all over again. I so want to get this right. To share our journey of loss, but more so, our adventures through life, together as a family. Our daughter, their sister died, but we’ve lived. Really lived. In my […]
Go slow, mon.
As my feet slipped into the pinkish sand, I thought, “I’ve been here before.” And I had. In 1977 my family, including my Mom and Dad and four brothers, flew to Eleuthera, Bahamas to visit my older sister Karen. She was living there with her then-husband, who was serving in the Navy. I was sixteen […]
A day in the life of a writer
When asked what I do, I used to rip off a litany of roles I’ve served. Wife, mom, founder of Claire’s Day, former council woman. Now I simply respond; I write. I write. The next question is the obvious. What do you write? And I say, children’s books. Usually people are pretty stoked about that […]
