Hi, Kids and All Readers, We are living in extraordinary times. Sheltering at home, socially distancing, trying to stay healthy, and looking for a silver lining in the dark cloud of this Pandemic. Yes, that’s what I said–a silver lining. In other words, focusing on the positives! For example, now’s the time to learn what…
Dear Readers, A Lynn Ungar poem to sooth you in these troubled times. Take care. Pandemic What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath— the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, just for now, on trying…
Hello, Readers and Audiobook Lovers, I wanted to let you know that this week, I hired Mr. Tom Jordan, Narrator and Producer, to create an Audiobook for Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets. Mr. Jordan has done commercials and has a great range of voices to bring our story to a new, exciting level. I chose him after…
Dear Readers, I needed some good news, and I got it on February 25. I’m now officially a BEST-SELLING AUTHOR! I hit two best-selling categories on Amazon for my Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets paperback! Best selling means an author’s book is in the top 100 books sold in a particular category. I made #42 and…
Dear Readers, Today, I am veering off my usual literary topic to sadly report the passing of my granddog, Mr. Bean. He was eleven. Bean lived a great life in Virginia with my daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter. He quickly intertwined himself around their hearts, souls, and daily routines. Bean enjoyed a good walk around the…
Dear Readers, Now that Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets, Book 1 in my Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series is launched, some of you have asked when Book 2 will come out. Books 2 and 3 are finished and awaiting publication. The short answer about Book 2’s arrival is . . . hopefully, by the end of…
Dear Readers of Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets, Thank you so much for taking your time, effort, and money to get your hands on a copy of my debut Middle Grade book! Some of you have also been so kind as to review it on Amazon and/or GoodReads. (It’s not too late–hint, hint! https://amzn.to/3ad9T6T and https://goodreads.com/book/show/46306620-nutmeg-street).…
Dear Readers, Today, I want to share with you how I came up with the primary settings in Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets. My story takes place in the Pacific coastal resort town of Las Palmitas (“the little palm trees”). It is a quainter, much less populated version of palm-filled San Diego, California, USA, where I grew…
Dear Readers and Loyal Newsletter Subscribers, Drum roll, please! . . . We are on the brink of the release on FEBRUARY 1 of Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets, Book 1 in my Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series! At this time, I would like to share with you what motivated me way back in 2013–and still motivates me–to…
Dear Readers and Other Visionaries, To clarify, the only time I have 2020 vision is while wearing my eyeglasses! Actually, that’s not even the kind of vision I mean here. I’m talking about my vision for the New Year, appropriately, 2020. Some might call a vision a resolution or goal, but I prefer vision in…
