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Fairfax Library Event
Phew! Do you ever have seasons of life where, in retrospect, you realize that you just might have bitten off more than you can chew? Yeah. That. This has been quite a couple of months! On Sunday, the Fairfax Library cosponsored a book reading and signing of...
How NOT To Do It!
Sometimes what I do is wildly successful. Other times it isn't. Sometimes the success or failure is because of something I did. Often it is not. The key lies in both enjoying and learning from the experience, whatever it is. Everything at Once The Urbandale library...
Visit to Scottish Rite Park
What's Scottish Rite? On Friday lunchtime of my Iowa book tour, I was invited to speak at a women's lunch at Scottish Rite Park for elegant senior living. Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect. Lots of tartan? Old men in kilts? People talking in a delightful brogue?...
Our Day in Pella
Imagine Imagine you're an author. Now, imagine being told that every time the bookshop ordered more books, they sold. Then, the owner tells you your book is awesome and should be everywhere. It happened!. Pella was a dream come true. A fun-filled book signing, an...
Iowa Adventures
On Tuesday I checked the weather in preparation for my flight to Iowa--the forecast included tornados and thunderstorms. After some nail-biting, my mother and I decided to risk it. We boarded the plane to NY, quickly changed planes, and landed in Des Moines on time....
No Fear
Remember the slogan, 'No Fear'? It used to be everywhere–shirts, folders, posters. Well, it was thirty years ago, so maybe not. For me, that was only yesterday. Scary Stories Once my bulldog Clemmy was sniffing around when the neighbor dropped a rake. Clemmy jumped in...