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The Power of Sisterhood
Having The Sometime Sister published is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. When people outside my writing group, close friends, and family bought my book and liked it, I did a happy dance and didn’t care who was watching. I couldn’t imagine anything better. Until I heard what a group of lovely ladies had done…
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The Concept of Mercy
My book club chose a more traditional read, John Grisham’s A Time for Mercy. Both courtroom drama and social commentary, it’s an engrossing and thought-provoking read. I’m still reading but will be posting more as well as adding the reactions of my group members. So far, I’m hooked. o
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Parakeets and Marriage
I finished Bertino’s Parakeet, the story of an unexcited bride the week before her wedding day. The narrator has one of the most memorable voices I’ve heard, and the novel’s shift from the familiar to the magical is both disorienting and masterful. As I read, thoughts of my daughter’s upcoming March wedding played in the…
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Reading, Writing, and Recipes
I’m currently reading Marie-Helene Bertino’s Parakeet. It the darkly funny story of a woman whose dead grandmother speaks to her through an unruly parakeet. I love characters with strong, quirky voices. For me, Parakeet is more than a great read; it’s a writing workshop. I’m rewriting a lighter mystery featuring Lucy Howard, a truth-loving, broken-hearted…
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About Me
I began my writing career creating promos and commercials for radio and television and transitioned into a writing teacher before becoming a full-time writer. I am a member of the Atlanta Writers Club and Sisters in Crime. You can find me on Facebook and Wild Women Who Write.