Why I wrote War of the Seasons & Happy Birthday Will, TK8432

I sometimes get asked why I wrote War of the Seasons: The Human. Today seemed like an appropriate day to answer that question. If you own a copy of my book and you look at the dedication you’ll… Read More

Thrifty French Fashion & a guest fashionista (plus a bit of MidSouthCon)

I’m on my way home from MidSouthCon & I’m completely exhausted. But in a good way. My con experience was great – I met a lot of really wonderful new people (see above photo), forged new friendships, and… Read More

My very own Rue, a Hunger Games Fashion (er, costume) Post

I realized tonight how old I am – 10pm rolled around and my eyes were heavy & I thought how in the world am I going to make it to midnight? But I did, and of course went… Read More

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Dear Readers, YES, I am still working on my book! In fact, I think I may have finally cracked the code on Chapter 1, which has been giving me FITS. Fits I tell you! I’ve never been this… Read More

Thrifty Fashion: First Post

You might be asking yourself (because I know I’m certainly asking myself), why the heck is this author/Marine/mother/wife writing a fashion blog? Aren’t there like a bajillion fashion blogs out there? Why do we need another? We probably… Read More

StellarCon 2012 Wrap-up

My, I’ve gotten younger and cuter… Attending StellarCon as an invited guest was instead of a paying attendee was both surreal and a bit like coming full circle. Eight years ago when my husband and I were stationed… Read More