For Sharon, writing is like breathing. She's been penning stories since second grade. Sharon is an avid reader, writer, gardener, and jewelry artist living near the Chesapeake Bay, the setting of The Green Man series and upcoming books.
The TBR pile or the “to be read” pile for a bibliomaniac like myself can be problematic. My current TBR pile is now two columns of books waist-high whispering to me beside the bed. Another approximate-foot-high pile was on the bedside table. I say ‘was’ because a hungry imp, also known as Dax, our Siamese…
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It’s morning. The pale sun creeps up as winter attempts a coup to the last bit of autumn. The colors of the leaves are muted now, from gold to mustard, brilliant orange to an orange gouache, and flaming red to deep burgundy. The leaves lie on the ground, stripped from the branches that held them…
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Our high-functioning autistic daughter told us one time that she couldn’t do a sleepover where there wasn’t an animal breathing in the house. At the time, we shook our heads in disbelief, our hopes of social growth diminishing quickly. She has an uncanny gift with animals and has been dubbed the “animal whisperer” in our…
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November is National Novel Writing Month, hence the name – NANOWRIMO. It’s a challenge for all levels of writers. I have found that it’s a great challenge and it gives me a deadline to PRODUCE writing. The 2021 challenge for me is to write the beginning draft of Verdant, the 5th novel in The Green…
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I often hear from friends that they hate the month of November. The crisp Autumn air has started to chill. The colorful leaves have fallen to the ground. My friends dislike the monochromatic palette of November, but I am the opposite. I have always felt that November is a passionate month. The clouds are aswirl…
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