My guest today is Carol James, a Pelican Book Group author. She writes inspirational fiction and lives in a small town outside of Atlan...

That's me (with longer, darker hair) in 2002 with my first published book, Sea Of Hope, and the award I received for it. I believed t...

I took the photo above one evening as I stood in the marsh. The sun was going down--early as it does in the wintertime--and soon the ligh...

Every summer there's a lot of attention given to Beach Reads --books deemed perfect for reading while baking under the sun in a beach ch...

Photo by Leroy_Skalstad The photograph above reminded me of one of my uncles, a veteran of World War II. After the war, he became an a...

I'm praying for a peaceful 2019 for everyone. For me, 2018 was a vast improvement over 2017. While our oldest daughter's wedding was...

"Christmas Magic" was a winner in the 1992 holiday story contest sponsored by the Asbury Park Press. There are no cellphones ...

This is a quick, easy treat. I bake it every Christmas (except for the one year when we did not have a working oven). It's delicious!...

Doesn't that look like a perfect Christmas? I took that photo the Christmas after my mother died, which was a sad time. Unhappy and t...

My guest today is Anita Klumpers. Her latest book is part of Pelican Book Group's Christmas Extravaganza. You won't want to miss th...

I called my uncle the other day--my last remaining uncle. In the photo above, he's the baby. My father is holding him on the back of ...

We live in a free country. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees Americans freedoms that many other countries ...

The moon slips out of the clouds as easily as I get into the zone, or as some people call it, the flow state. I credit my mother with sho...

That’s Carol Lee Mahler on the left. This was her first booksigning at the NJ Romance Writers’ Conference. She’s been a member of NJRW f...

I found the Social Security office to be a great place to sketch. Once, many years ago, I sat there with one of my daughters for three hou...

I've always lived near the ocean. I love the smell of briny air--whether it's winter, spring, summer, or fall. I believe a wa...

 There are book dealers on Amazon selling my books for outrageous prices. The paper edition of PATRIOT'S HEART is available--brand new...

I belong to the Art Society of Monmouth County. I joined in order to have some place to display my paintings other than on my own wall...