Today is much like the day in this photo. The sun shines brightly and fiercely. The sky wears its best blue. Winter grips us tightly enough, teasing those of us who live in the South with its power to turn into a deathly reality. The difference in today and the day of this photo is… Read more
Imagine this. You awaken in the morning and have no idea where you are, who are or who any of the people around you are. And that not knowing did not go away as the day progressed. It lasted all day. Alzheimer’s Disease does this to its victims. The Alzheimer’s Association aptly designates today—June 20… Read more
With the movie based on her award-winning book in theaters finally, a book about her spiritual legacyjust published and the 100th anniversary of her birth approaching in November, Madeleine L’Engle is in the news, as they say. Even though she died in 2007, she remains as current as the day’s news for me. She continues having a proI… Read more
Through the years, my career has allowed me to work with numerous authors and illustrators. I’ve conducted publicity tours for them, interviewed them, written articles about them. I’ve talked one-on-one with them and have listened as they talked with audiences and individual fans. Invariably someone asks: “Where do you get your ideas?” The question… Read more
As much as I hate to admit it, I learned something from my husband a few days ago. He and I were running errands at a shopping center when a street person, called out. “Do you have any money? I’m hungry.” We shook our heads and continued into the store, where I bought a standing… Read more