• Family,  Travel

    A promise kept

    Today would have been my mother-in-law’s birthday. A dozen years ago, Nona entered hospice with Stage 4 ovarian cancer. During the long days and nights that followed, she and I talked, often about her children and grandchildren and her hopes…

  • Short Story

    Wine, chocolate, and journalism

    The March 2016 issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine includes my short story, “Abundance of Patience,” loosely inspired by layoffs in the newspaper business. I recently wrote a little about my passion for journalism, sparkling wine, and chocolate at Writers…