The First Three Chapters of “The Neon Houses” on Instafreebie!

January 17, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Get the first three chapters of The Neon Houses FREE on Instafreebie! Use this link: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/jrxVc Zara thought she heard noises behind her. “Damn!” she cursed aloud. She turned around a number of times, but couldn’t see a thing in the dark. Her night vision was terrible, and she probably needed glasses, which were rare in Gang […]

9 Tips to Give a Great Podcast Interview

January 18, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Performing on radio and podcasts like a professional requires preparation and practice. Before you arrive at or call in to the radio station or the podcast show, be sure you’ve gotten everything together. Don’t listen to yourself later and wish you could do it over. There will be many things you’ll forget to say and […]

Letting Go the Face of My Brand! Good-bye Captain!

December 20, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

I was still very young when I took that picture in the Captain’s Hat. I thought, incorrectly, that 40 and older was a little dusty—not like the youthful, dewy 40, 50, and 60’s of today. I had gone to Sears with my daughters, who were nine and four at the time, and I’d been lured […]

Shopping 101—Where’s your Thanksgiving grocery list?

November 23, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

I need a Thanksgiving grocery list. Grocers love this time of year because a lot of consumers make careless, random selections. Just the other day I was in Mariano’s, my favorite grocery store, tempted to begin my shopping early. The choices were many and varied and everything just looked so nice and fresh! There were […]