Luna Moth Woman

On April 6, the not-so-Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision that weakens protections provided by the Clean Water Act, otherwise known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Perhaps these five foul-play justices think this means they’re supposed to perpetuate, as opposed to prevent, pollution, but who can tell? Because these fascist five issued this […]

April Fool’s Day, or April 1 on the calendar, plays a role in my Other Worldly novels because it’s post-middle-aged protagonist Rowan Layne’s birthday. I couldn’t have her be born on just any old day. Fact is, April Fool’s Day, rife with pranks, is one of the most widely recognized non-religious holidays in the Western […]

“Only two things are infinite. The universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” So said Albert Einstein, born March 14, 1879. That date was ten days ago, therefore I’m late with this post, but these days for me, time is relative. I know, a groan-worthy pun. But has anyone else had […]

This St Patrick’s Day marks one year for my author website and this blog. Henceforth, in honor of this Other Worldly and Luna Moth Woman anniversary, let’s talk time. There’s an interwoven Celtic/Gaelic-themed thread in my novels, and a recurring subject of time passage, including Earth’s lunar cycle. Also, the passage of time known as […]

Are there other authors out there who shamelessly projected their own hobby onto a protagonist? In my Other Worldly novels, Rowan Layne is a paper crafter of greeting cards made for family and friends, and also an avid rubber stamp collector, including snarky sayings and fantastical images. It turns out, mentioning some of those rubber […]

I’m still catching up on happenings during my residential move, so I’m delayed in honoring a Nevada icon lost late in 2021, Senate majority leader from 2007-2015 and a champion of environmental protection and energy conservation. For that alone, he is and should be lauded, but I have another reason for the focus of this […]

Three years ago on this day, I took this photograph, and in seemingly spiritual ways the experience forever changed my life. I unexpectedly encountered these marvelous creatures known as bighorn sheep in Nevada’s oldest state park, Valley of Fire, near the petroglyphs at Atlatl Rock, just as I prepared to leave. Valley of Fire is […]

Yes, it’s after Valentine’s Day so I’m late with this post. But I’m in the passionate throes of unpacking in a new house, and falling in love with quieter, gentler surroundings as I move from room to room and become easily distracted. Can I just say that leaving a box of breakables half-unpacked is not […]

I’ve seen a lot of Twitter posts lately from authors and writers who doubt their abilities and wish they weren’t consumed with angst over it. We all go there. It must surely be natural and inevitable to the creative process. But if we learn to lasso our doubts, to avoid their crippling effect, we may […]

I’m posting this on Groundhog Day because we’ve tackled this pathetic and tiresome issue before, yet it keeps coming back, seeming to never end. It repeats as mindlessly as the malevolent people perpetuating it. Fascist racists are in a tither to ban books revealing truths about atrocities their ancestors committed in the short history of […]