Loading...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 … [Read More...]
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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 … [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 … [Read More...]
Going Green
In Irish Encounter, Ellen's daughter, Olivia, leads her family to conserve water by catching run off cold water. This plot point is a real chapter straight from the … [Read More...]
Irish Pottery
In Irish Encounter, Ellen is drawn toward the Irish pottery she sees in downtown Galway. (Spoiler alert) In fact, Payne buys a pitcher for her as a surprise. Ellen … [Read More...]
Favorite Trips
Summer seems to be the season for lots of travel. Ellen’s story opens in Galway, Ireland, one of my favorite cities in the world, and I’ve traveled to Paris, New … [Read More...]
Recipe from Irish Encounter
In Irish Encounter, Ellen’s daughter loves her pesto recipe. Since I’m making a batch today (for someone who's coming home for the first time since March!), here’s … [Read More...]
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