I am a writer, librarian, editor, musical tourist, coffee drinker, food-lover, and friend of all dogs. Well, most dogs. I am also the author of Special Risk.
I’m not given to jumping into challenges on Facebook. But when my friend Jane Stewart asked me to do the “7 days of book covers with no comments or explanation” challenge, I couldn’t resist. Because… books. I’m a writer. If I don’t want to promote books and reading, I am in the wrong business. But … More The 7 Day Book Challenge
I’ve been noticably quiet over the beginning of 2020. That’s because I’m working on Flood Risk, Book 2 of the Risk series featuring my insurance investigator Valerie Sloan. Flood Risk has suddenly become very timely because it is set in Nashville during the flood of 2010. I’ve been researching personal stories of that time and … More Productive Quiet
This year I’ve been enjoying reading and discussing books with my local book club. We’ve read a lot of good books – two of my favorites from our list this year are A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and House Rules by Jodi Picoult. This got me to thinking: how about some book club … More Book Club Questions
Recently Bill and I went to see the musical Hadestown, based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. You may already be aware that I tend to gush when I go see live theater, and my comments here will be no different. I love live theater. It’s exciting to see actors, singers, and musicians … More Today’s Coffee: Hadestown, the Myth, the Musical
In Special Risk, the character Reuben is a dentist who used to be in a New Wave band called The Rays during the 1980s. The band had a brief surge of popularity when they performed their original song Elevator to the Moon. That pinnacle means a lot to Reuben in the book, and contributes to … More Special Risk: Elevator to the Moon
This week I published a book on IngramSpark and Amazon.com. It’s called Special Risk and it’s a story about an insurance investigator who is searching for a missing guitar and bumps into a crime family that turns out to be VERY interested in her. It’s the first part of a three-part series. I’ve been a … More Special Risk: A Little History
When I first started posting Today’s Coffee on Instagram, it was all about the coffee and the mugs. I was going through a period of downsizing so that we could move to a smaller house. I wanted to unload a lot of my possessions and I did, including about half my mug collection. After the … More Today’s Coffee: Mugs
I really love my morning coffee. I don’t drink coffee often during the rest of my day, but I really want a cup of coffee first thing after I wake up. I’m not quite sure when coffee became such a high point in my life, but I suspect it has to do with being a … More Today’s Coffee: In Praise of the First Cup
When we downsized our house and many of our belongings in 2016, we operated on the theory that we needed two cars for two drivers. That is the way of the world, right? A car for every driver? As we spent more time in our new house, we realized that we spent less … More Downsizing: The Car
On first glance, today’s photo is a study in things that don’t belong together: E.L. Doctorow’s novel of New York City in the early 1900’s, Ragtime, and a Barbie Doll with an American flag as the backdrop. Add the photo of a line drawing of a Charles Dana Gibson “girl,” and a picture of chorus … More Today’s Coffee: Ragtime and Gibson Girl
