(This first appeared as a blog on Windtree Press) I live in a country the, USA, where I can enjoy the freedom and independence to follow my dreams. My dream is to write and publish stories that I love for others to enjoy. The job of writing is an independent job. I...

Three Genre-istas - Diana McCollum, Sarah Raplee and Judith Ashley - have romantic short stories in GIFTS FROM THE HEART, a new Valentine's anthology from Windtree Press! Gifts from the Heart includes nine short stories ranging in length from Flash Fiction to...

I don’t have any one quote I live by. I do love flower quotes as I love working and sitting in my different garden areas. The first six pictures are ones I took of our different garden areas to go along with the quotes. When I sit in my garden I know my soul is fed...

I have traveled to many different places inside our borders and out. This year our big trip will be the Mexican Riviera. Our grandson is getting married in Puerto Vallarta. I’ve never been to Mexico and we will be traveling with 37 family and friends of the bride and...

Paranormal Romance author Diana McCollum’s debut novella, The Witch with the Trident Tattoo, came out from Windtree Press earlier this month. This book is the first in the Coastal Coven Series. Welcome, Diana. Can you tell us what your book is about in a sentence or...

I had never heard of Anna Wessels Williams. Anna Wessels Williams, 1863-1954, lived life to the fullest. She was fun loving and loved adventure. During her free time she would ride in stunt planes feeling free in the stomach-dropping danger and the exalted feeling of...

I came across this poem some time ago, and really liked it. So I decided to share it with all of you. There are all kinds of love in this world to have, and to embrace. Ilchi Lee is a New York Times bestselling author. He developed Brain Education a mind-body training...

We've moved to a new home in northern CA.Leaving Bend, OR, I was afraid I'd not have wild animals in my yard like we did in Bend. Silly me! We have been visited by lots of animals and birds.Our little pond with the waterfall is a favorite spot for all kinds of birds....

This month at I’m talking about charities. There are so, so many different kinds from the horse rescue Paty Jager talked about, to the One Bead at a Time Judith Ashley talked about, to charities fighting hunger, for world peace and tons of charities to help research...