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Hello, reader! Thank you for visiting my blog – I'm so happy you're here. I've maintained this blog for more than fifteen years, and...
My Year of Nothing
One year ago I left my full-time job to pursue a lifelong dream: I was going to publish my novel. I’d begun writing it in late 2018,...
A Hundred Thousand Welcomes
Late November along the Wild Atlantic Way. My husband is relaxed behind the wheel as we drive, as if he has always known these inverse...
Beginning Again
Five years ago today, I sat down to write my first novel. I had no idea how or where to start – all I knew was that I needed to follow...
To the Point
5 p.m. at Sachuest Point is when the trails empty and the wildlife emerges. I have followed the road that hugs the beach, and just when...
Ashes to Ashes
The story of Cape May is a story of fire. Of massive hotels – the largest in 19th century America – felled by persistent flames. First,...
Trial by Firework
The explosions began at 3 a.m., whistling through the air and cracking overhead in sudden staccato. They startled me from an already...
Something New
I'm breaking from the norm of my typical blog posts to announce an exciting project that my friend Kellie and I have been working on....
The Hunt
A mamon looks like a shrunken down lime. Underneath its leathery skin is a large pit, encased with a fleshy beige pulp. To eat the mamon...
The History Lesson
I am trying not to break eye contact with a Sandinista. This is particularly difficult because, part-way through his history lesson on La...
