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Sep
Surface and Shadow Visits North Carolina
Blog / Events / 0 Comment / September 29, 2016

Surface and Shadow is going on the road. I’m heading to North Carolina soon for two book signings. I’ll be at Diana’s Books and More, 126 W. Main St, in Elkin, N.C., from 5:00 to […]


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19
Sep
Reading at Baltimore Book Festival Sept. 25
Blog / Events / 0 Comment / September 19, 2016

This year I’m pleased to be one of the readers at the Baltimore Book Festival, taking place this weekend at the Baltimore Inner Harbor. I’ll be reading at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, at […]


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23
Aug
Surface and Shadow Launch Gala Set For Sept. 9
Blog / Events / 0 Comment / August 23, 2016

Release the balloons! Strike up the band! Surface and Shadow gets its official launch at The Annapolis Bookstore on Friday, Sept. 9. Although Pen-L.com, Amazon.com, and Barnesandnoble.com will offer Surface and Shadow for sale beginning […]


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15
Jul
Why My Novel Isn’t About Me or You
Blog / 0 Comment / July 15, 2016

Last summer I had the pleasure of telling a group of my extended family members about Surface and Shadow, my novel that’s being released Sept. 1. I was very excited about the book, and so […]


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17
Jun
September 1—Surface and Shadow Meets the World
Blog / 0 Comment / June 17, 2016

Mark your calendar. Surface and Shadow—the finished, real novel—will hit sales sites on September 1. That’s only 11 weeks away! I’m so excited. Readers will be able to buy it at the Pen-L Publishing website, Amazon.com, […]


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24
Feb
Under the Covers
Blog / 4 Comments / February 24, 2016

For the past month I’ve been working with designers at Pen-L Publishing to create a cover for my novel Surface and Shadow. Trying to envision how my first published novel will look in readers’ hands […]


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1
Feb
Newport Offers a Romp in the World of Spirits
Blog / 2 Comments / February 1, 2016

Have you ever wanted to talk with someone who’s passed over to the other side? Have you ever felt like a deceased loved one is trying to contact you? In Newport, the latest novel by […]


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18
Dec
The Joy of Christmas in a Small Town
Blog / 16 Comments / December 18, 2015

New York has its Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Washington loves to decorate the National Tree. For my money, however, the best place to celebrate Christmas is in a small town. Maybe that’s because I spent […]


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28
Sep
Defending the Right to Read—Why Students Should Read The Kite Runner and The Bluest Eye
Blog / 18 Comments / September 28, 2015

Over the past few months news media have overflowed with discussions about our right to exercise personal freedoms in the United States. This week, national Banned Books Week reminds us to recognize one of our […]


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27
Aug
Go Set a Watchman—The Novel That Had To Come First
Blog / 0 Comment / August 27, 2015

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee is a novel of ideas, not action. Unlike Lee’s famous novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman moves slowly, and what little action there is appears […]


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