I have an iPad. One of my sisters has an iPhone. Lately, instead of talking on the phone we video chat with FaceTime. It is almost as good a...

Two years ago today my mother died. In the photo above, my mother is the toddler on the right. She was the daughter of a coal miner and grew...

Large, black carpenter ants live in New Jersey. In fact, carpenter ants are hearty and find many locations just to their liking. Though they...

One summer, between my junior and senior year of college, I landed a job as an aide in a summer school program. It was a great experience si...

Prince of the Mist was originally published in 2005 by New Concepts Publishing. At that time, the book received wonderful reviews and sold ...

I was diagnosed with high blood pressure about seven years ago. Since my mother suffered from high blood pressure for over thirty years, lea...

I have been going through my long list of bookmarked blogs and deleting some of them. There are bloggers who haven't posted anything for...

This is delicious, quick and easy. The perfect dish for a busy writer to prepare. 1 onion, chopped 1 clover garlic, chopped 1/4 cup pean...

There's that white page. What am I going to write on it? The blinking cursor waits and time moves on. I close my eyes and start typing. ...

Once upon a time, I was young--a teenager growing up on the "wrong" side of town--the side where the "hoods" lived. I wa...

Good dental health is a blessing. It is also costly and not an option for many people. When I was young, I rarely went to the dentist. When ...

Until now, sending out my newsletters to friends and fans has been a chore. My newsletters were rather plain. However, today I decided to tr...

I love writing stories. It's fun. Watching my characters in action and listening to them talk--in my mind--is usually better than watchi...

Last Saturday, I was a VIP at the Monmouth Festival of the Arts Gala. As one of the exhibiting artists, I was treated to wine and tempting h...

Florida in April is quite agreeable. The temperature is in the eighties. Hubby and I flew to Florida to see his parents for a few days. I do...

We had to resort to renting a dumpster to clean out the house where I grew up. Yes, there's the loveseat on the left and right on the to...

I had a great time at the Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference today. This was only the second conference run by LSFW, but it was awes...

Dad is now living in a small apartment. We made the big move on Monday, but there are still things in the house that we must either donate, ...

There's another writers' conference coming up-- the Liberty States Fiction Writers will be gathering to listen to MaryJanice Davids...