Posted by in africa, Children's Book, This Boy Will Do Great Things, wildlife conservation, writing On 10/3/26 I launched my new book, This Boy Will Do Great Things at my favorite book store, Village Books in Bellingham, WA. The venue designed for about 35-40 expanded to fit the 80+ people who attended. Portable book shelves moved out, folding chairs and a table for treats filled the room. The beautiful autumn…Read more »
Posted by in Travel, writing, Children's Book, africa, wildlife conservation 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 Children's Book, africa, 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, 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 »
Several weeks ago, I developed community-acquired pneumonia, AKA walking pneumonia. I lay weeks on the couch, listless, weak, with no appetite. My family doctor tried diligently to avert it. When it developed into a bacterium, the antibiotics finally worked. But until I fully recovered, I couldn’t shut my mind off. Over the days and weeks,…Read more »
Some parts of my memoir, Pink Flamingos, were painful to write when it came to telling the whole story, the whole sensitive truth. I was concerned who would read it and what they would think; my family, my classmates, my work colleagues. All my coaches encouraged me to write what happened, not focus on the…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 »
