Library assistant, Beth Williams is rushing to work through the eerily quiet city park, on the evening of the winter solstice, 1968, when a body rolls down a hill and lands near her feet. The body disappears before the police arrive, and they don’t believe a crime has been committed. So, Beth and her best... Continue Reading →
D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review Nothing speaks of murder and mystery more than a body discovered and then gone missing. Library assistant Beth Williams faces a special conundrum when this happens to her in Silent Winter Solstice, a cozy historical mystery set in a small town in Northwestern Minnesota in the late 1960s.... Continue Reading →
To get news and updates on the next book in the series, subscribe to my occasional newsletter. Silent Winter Solstice and Flood of Memories are cozy historical mysteries, set in Northwestern Minnesota in the late 1960s, they are filled with nostalgia and the warmth of small-town life. Beth and her friend, Evie, work with friends... Continue Reading →
The long goodbye to summer ended a couple weeks ago when the extended warmth of September turned into a brisk October. The 10-day forecast confirms what we already know here in Minnesota, autumn is short and winter is right around the corner. A hard freeze is just days away, and snow flurries will soon follow.... Continue Reading →
I just finished reading The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig. As I read it, I pondered the junctures of my life where I made fateful decisions. For example, what if I’d stuck with my first choice of being a pre-med major instead of dropping that, floundering about, and eventually choosing English Literature and then an... Continue Reading →
Recently, my husband and I were walking down a dirt foot-path through an abandoned tract of land that lies between Minnehaha Park and Coldwater Spring, part of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, located in Minneapolis, MN. https://www.nps.gov/places/coldwater-spring.htm Along the path, I noticed some lovely blue flowers and I took a picture, hoping to... Continue Reading →
Part I: Naked he Fled. Sometimes, by chance or by choice, you happen to be in a place when everything changes. Like that naked young man. Who was he, and what was he doing in the story? Unused to standing in hard-soled shoes, after a pandemic year of attending mass via YouTube in my stocking... Continue Reading →
Today I have two reasons to celebrate. I got my second vaccine dose, and a short story published! Check it out: https://sites.google.com/view/sundial-magazine/short-stories/duc-pho-delivery
What a month! What a year! I will attempt a glance back over my shoulder. This month marked the end of one presidency and the beginning of a new and, I hope, better one. Like so many people, I watched in horror at the final crescendo of idiocy as a band of riled up rowdies... Continue Reading →
Okay, so 2020 wasn’t a great year. But, here are a few things that made a not-so-great year, not-so-bad, in no particular order: Take outOutdoor dining at restaurants (summer)Parks, trails, and sidewalks for walkingBeachesSocial media (a mixed blessing, I know)TV & moviesDeliveryStaying HealthyGarbage pick-up (Odd, you say? After a missed week, when our block was... Continue Reading →
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