• Six little girls and their mother in front of a flag

    And Then There Were Six

    My parents lost me in a crowd at Loring Park in Minneapolis when I was very young. Luckily for me, there was an event happening with Clarabelle the clown who was on a stage with a microphone. The person who found me handed me to Clarabelle, who hoisted me up for the crowd to see and announced that I was…

  • Two girls in silhouette in front of a cracked wall. Stay Out of That Room cover art.

    Stay Out of That Room Soars Ahead

    Life has a way of zooming ahead of me…and way ahead of this blog. In May of 2023, Midwestern Books launched my lighthearted book, Stay Out of That Room, and within the first week it reached bestseller status on Amazon in three teen categories. If you’ve read it, please leave a review. And if you haven’t yet, please consider a…

  • Two girls in silhouette in front of a cracked wall. Stay Out of That Room cover art.

    What Was in That Room?

    The cover art for my light-hearted YA novel captures both the humor and the mystery of Stay Out of That Room. You’ll need to read the 1960s novel to find out, but for now, here is the back cover description. “You may not believe my story, and I don’t care if you do. I know what happened and what we…