Luna Moth Woman

Busy week. I voted early and I drafted the last chapter of Altogether Alien, sixth novel of my Other Worldly series, which alludes to an upcoming midterm election but ends in June. I’ll wait for the next installment to tackle that tricky and usually frustrating and often frightening subject. Voting early was easy, finishing my […]

Twenty-six years ago this week I landed on a naval aircraft carrier in an undisclosed location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Hours later, my aircraft was catapulted off in order to depart from the flight deck. One of the more exhilarating experiences—and challenging due to seasickness—of my former career as an environmental lawyer […]

My takeaway from yesterday’s final January 6 committee investigative hearing is it sure does take a long time for folks to grasp basic facts. Yes we know the wheels of justice turn slowly, but is that any reason for the media and everyone else to not come out and address elementary, elemental, relevant points about […]

Anyone else sick of being beaten over the head with poll results that count for absolutely nothing? What’s the point? Recently I’ve also pondered the point of certain words, specifically their meaning and usage in today’s vernacular. It started—this time—when I clicked on a Writer’s Digest article on how to write more compelling dialogue and […]

I awoke to strange lights flashing through my bedroom blinds while it was still dark. And the mysterious rumbling sounds in the distance had me worried that the trash truck had come early—when I hadn’t yet put my bins to the curb. But I was pretty sure it wasn’t aliens out there roaming. For one […]

We’ve reached autumn! I know spring is considered the season of new beginnings, but for me, fall has always felt that way. Perhaps it’s from years of back-to-school activity. These days school is not a part of my life, but I still love autumn and I’m always learning new things. Especially for various themes and […]

Anyone else had enough of this dribble about how certain lawyers “might” or “could” or “may” be held accountable for violating not only the law, but legal ethics of their profession? How much is enough to act against their transgressions? Blatant evidence of malicious and politically based prosecution, including unprecedented and often petty corruption that […]

It’s nearing that time in September again. And I’m doing pretty good, twenty-one years later. Or I thought I was. Funny thing though, I awoke at 3 a.m. feeling leery, only to have that be the Wordle of the day (not a spoiler, as this is now a different day). Except, this time, this year, […]

When folks ask me what I write and I mention aliens, I inevitably don’t get asked, “Have you read…?” whatever the current popular sci fi novels are, I’m asked “Have you seen that TV show with aliens?” This makes me worry for the future of the book-reading world, although I suppose I could hope there […]

Now that a judge’s ruling has stated that former Attorney General Bill Barr outright lied about the Mueller Report, misleading, obstructing, and deflecting at the expense of the American people and our democratic rule of law known as the Constitution, I keep wondering, will he ever be held accountable for his crimes? Because it sure […]