After many years of being apart, Penn reconnected with Abby, her best friend from childhood, and Christmas is a good time to think about old friends. I just reconnected with an old friend from grad … [Read more...]
John’s Cirrus Plane
In Mars…With Venus Rising, John flies a Cirrus Plane, the plane with a parachute. Those planes are real. In fact, one was credited with saving lives just this week. Here’s the … [Read more...]
Authors’ Event
The Northern Tier Regional Library has asked me to participate in an authors' panel on October 15th. I'm so excited because I used to help plan these events there. Now I'm one of the featured authors. … [Read more...]
Penn’s Favorite Sports Teams
Penn Davenport, the protaganist in Mars...With Venus Rising, grew up in western Pennsylvania. That means she’s part of the Steel Curtain. She pulls for the Pittsburgh Steelers. America’s team, as my … [Read more...]
Brown Sugar Pecan Pie
In Mars...With Venus Rising, Penn’s aunts, Winnie and Jancie, make their pecan pies with corn syrup. Most Southerners seem to follow suit. Because of all the bad press corn syrup has been … [Read more...]
Speaking Pittsburgh
People think Southerners have a pronounced accent, but anyone who’s ever lived in Pittsburgh knows Pittsburghers have a distinct way of speaking. (Thank Goodness for the 14 years we lived … [Read more...]
