Posted by in africa, Children's Book, This Boy Will Do Great Things, wildlife conservation, writing …Ask what you can give back to planet earth! Giving Back was my message at the end of my Book Launch for THIS BOY WILL DO GREAT THINGS on 10/3/26. Dima was the stone in the lake that had a ripple effect of his grand impact on the Okavango Delta. His work as a wildlife…Read more »
Posted by in africa, Children's Book, Travel, wildlife conservation, writing This Boy Will Do Great Things has arrived and is being sold, read, and praised. Accolades are coming in. I’m thrilled and am savoring each moment. Here’s a preview of what I have discovered. To add intrigue, I’ve ordered postcards and cute stickers along with my business cards. The sticker shows Dima hiding in the…Read more »
Posted by in africa, Children's Book, wildlife conservation September 1, 2026 is the launch for my debut children’s book, This Boy Will Do Great Things. My illustrator and I are thrilled with the book. Ways to purchase are listed at the end of this blog. During my travels around the world, I witnessed both the beauty of wildlife and the urgent need to…Read more »
Posted by in africa, Children's Book, wildlife conservation, writing In a small village in Botswana, Dima lives where elephants roam, hippos splash, and snakes lurk in tall trees. His name means “This boy will do great things,” and deep in his heart, Dima believes it. With courage, curiosity, and love for the wild, Dima follows his dream—and changes his village forever. Writing my first…Read more »
Posted by in africa, Children's Book, Travel, writing I have just signed a contract to publish my first illustrated children’s book, with the release scheduled for later this year. My illustrator, Chelsa, and I are so excited. During my travels around the world, I witnessed both the beauty of wildlife and the urgent need to protect it. But when I visited the Okavango…Read more »
My poem, Curiosity and Wonder was selected for publication in early 2026 in an anthology of short stories and poems by several local authors. The submission was based on the theme Family: Formed, Found, and Chosen, in response to the memoir Solito by Javier Zamora, which tells the story of a nine-year-old child making his…Read more »
Posted by in Children's Book, writing After a blip in my health this year, I got back on track with the help of my critique group to finish the manuscript for my children’s picture book. It is under review by my developmental editor, and Chelsa, will start her illustrations in January 2026. I have chosen IngramSpark, a publisher that distributes and…Read more »
Posted by in writing So what is so challenging about writing a children’s picture story book? I could write under 600 words in about 30 minutes and get it done. Not the illustrations, of course; I found a wonderful illustrator to do that. Hey, I am already a published author of adult nonfiction stories and poems. “Piece of cake,”…Read more »
Posted by in Travel (Click on the two video links below) Our OAT Tour (Overseas Adventure Tour) was winding through the mid-Atlas Mountains of Morocco in 2024 when our guide, Mohamed told our driver to stop the bus and said with excitement, “Come and look!” Mohamed is Amazigh or Berber as Westerners call the indigenous people. (Amazigh is their…Read more »
Posted by in Pink Flamingos I recently read some alarming statistics and want to share them with you. After my Peace Corps assignment as a health education volunteer during the early 70s in Liberia, West Africa the topic of Maternal and Child Health became near and dear to my heart. The maternal mortality in the country at that time was…Read more »
