Music Tells My Stories

Good morning, my Lovelies! It's Thursday and though it is a bit chilly here, the sun is shining and it is absolutely beautiful out there! And even though I've been off my game over the past couple of weeks, I feel better this morning and am in a much better mood. (Lucky you!) I hope all is well where you are and that you have been having an amazing week! It has come to my attention recently that I have some friends and acquaintances, people that know me fairly well, who might normally read books in the genre that I write, who are a little...apprehensive about giving my books a try. Why? It seems that they can't or have trouble separating the "me" they know from the persona that I take on when I write.   I guess the fact that I write so openly and so descriptively about sex is just weird for them on some level. In one way I can see that, but in another, I can't. Talking so openly about sex is nothing new for me and those that have been friends with me for a lon

Good morning, my Lovelies! It's Friday morning and I am away on my much-needed Author's Weekend! My week up until yesterday was...well, shame on me. I started to tell you all that it was alright, a little long as I was looking forward to getting away, but alright. Then I realized that would be lying to you and I told you I wouldn't do that.  There have been some hurtful things this week, some frustrating things this week, but I'm trying my hardest to move on and let things go. You see, Valentine's Day has never been all that great for me. Maybe I make too much of it, but it bothers me that although I know my husband loves me deeply, he doesn't make effort to honor that with any kind of gift - not even a card. (Well, a card MIGHT happen if for some unknown reason he were to find himself in a store around that time of year.) I truly can't remember the last time I got a Valentine's Day card from him. So, every year, while chocolate, flowers, and candy are b

Good morning, my Lovelies! Let me just start this blog by telling you that this has not been the best of weeks for me. I'm trying to be positive, but the past few days have been hard for me. How about you? Things alright in your corner of the world? I hope so and I hope that even if you've been having a hard week, you've found a reason to smile. Have you ever slept through the night but awakened more exhausted than when you went to bed? Well, that has been me this week. More specifically, Monday night. I had unusual and upsetting dreams, and it seemed as if they were constant throughout the night. Basically, I woke up feeling as if I'd run a damn marathon. I'm mentally and physically exhausted, and here it is several days later and I can't seem to shake it. So what were the dreams? Well, I know I've told you all before of my friend who passed a few years ago, but I've never shared anything about another friend of mine who died a little over 20 years ago.

Good morning, my Lovelies! Thursday has come and gone and I'm just now sitting down to write out this week's blog. I'm sorry I'm late, but as I've said time and again, shit happens. Ok, here's that check-in with all of you. How are ya? Have you had a good week? Have you smiled? Have you done something that made someone smile? I sure hope so! I have good news to share! I've finally been transferred back to the city that I live in. That means no more long commutes for me. That means a return (somewhat) of my sanity. But most of all, it means that I get a return of some of that time that I wasted driving for over two hours each and every day for the past year and a half.  So maybe my time wasn't completely wasted. I mean, I was doing important work (mostly), and I did use that time for deep thought and introspection, planning my blogs, working through problems, and thinking of book plots. But even though I was doing all of that it still feels like it was ti