Year: 2023

Bellflower Park: Then

Bellflower Park: Then

Bellflower Park is the working title of the novel I started writing for NaNoWriMo 2022. It was my first time ever attempting to write anything longer than a Facebook post since I graduated from college. I always thought there was no way I could write Read more

Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell

Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell

Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias MaddenOut now from Page Street Kids Anything But Fine, Madden’s 2022 debut novel, immediately put him on my radar of authors I would be following closely. I was so enchanted by that book that I was ready to Read more

Uplifting women is not just for bras

Uplifting women is not just for bras

I had something happen to me yesterday that was so nice that it’s still with me today. It was a little thing, really. A brief interaction with someone who had come into my office. I work in local government, at city hall. The office I Read more

Lego For Seniors

Lego For Seniors

Those Danes are missing out on millions OK, hear me out on this. Lego has played a major role in my life ever since my boys were old enough to snap two bricks together. Throughout their childhoods there was a parade of Lego sets of Read more

Introductions, etc.

Introductions, etc.

Welcome to my little corner of the internet. Topics you can expect to see in this space include books, mental health, writing, aging, spirituality, health and wellness, pop culture, parenting and family, food, rants and raves, memes, and probably more books. Grab a chair and Read more