When Black Ice, my latest novel, entered the world at the end of July, life became all about the book. Book launches, book readings, book signings, book reviews, book sales, book events, book publicity and marketing…of the book. You get the picture. No longer a spring chicken, after 10 personal appearances in six weeks, I […]
I have you to thank, my blog readers, for it is you who have given me the confidence to soldier on through the murky world of publishing today.
We found that much of the old neighborhood has changed for the better.
Before I wrote the first word of my first novel, Virgin Snow, I knew it needed to be a trilogy and what it would be about. The idea was to follow the journey of the main character, Cosi McCarthy, a West Side girl from Buffalo, as well as the trajectory of the city itself, across […]
There is nothing like a summer on the shores of Lake Erie!
Every summer, when we packed up the old station wagon and made our annual trek to our summer cottage near Point Breeze, we would pass by a very large property on Route 5 that had a magnificent view of Lake Erie. There are two stone pillars near the entrance of the estate with the words, […]
Back-to-the-Land homesteaders in the 1970s were captivated by the idyll of self-sufficient mountain living.
For many years had I heard of a town, just 60 miles south of Buffalo, where you could not only pay your respects to the dearly departed—you could talk to them too. Lily Dale, NY is a small community of people who practice the Spiritualist religion. Founded in 1879 by a group of believers looking […]
For the first time in American history, the President declared a “federal disaster” to address the devastating impacts of a winter storm.
And a metaphor for counting your blessings instead of your losses and disappointments.
There never seemed enough time at family gatherings for the three of us to have the “chick-chats” we had once dearly loved.
Our main objective was to hike the Gorge Trail in Letchworth State Park, to the three major waterfalls that are the highlight of this stunning place.