Viola and Me, Again
An Epic Explosion of Female Power. Over the last 18 months, I’ve been lucky enough to make some new friends—all of us from different cultures, cities, provinces, countries, and continents. What I like about our connections is how we nourish and care for each other and our friendships. I haven’t always been that fortunate. Speaking […]
Viola and Me
My copy of Viola Davis’s memoir dropped on my doorstep on April 26. It’s the second memoir I picked up in the last few months of two Hollywood stars I admire. The first was Will Smith’s. Viola Davis is one of my favourite actors. Actor is such a small word for what she does. She […]
Anything else ma’am?
It was March Break a couple of weeks ago, but I needed a COVID break. I settled for a staycation in trendy Yorkville, downtown Toronto. I love staying at hotels. Don’t you? No obligations to cook, make the bed, or clear the kitchen sink. Like any good downtime, I went out for a walk when […]
Let’s Talk About Love
Happy Valentine’s Day! It wouldn’t be Valentine’s if we didn’t talk about love. I started my romance movie marathon more than a week early. Last Friday, I stayed up until 2:30 the next morning, watching some fine British actors in the hilarious RomCom, Love Actually. I would watch anything with Emma Thompson and Chiwetel Ejiofor. […]
Torn in The Nation
I came across this clipping from a feature The Nation ran last year when I was in Barbados to promote Torn…. (click on image for full size)
Me, Or Who You Want Me To Be?
I’ve always been the contemplative type—more caught up in thought than conversation. No wonder I like writing. Only a few days ago, someone said to me, “You can’t trust quiet people. You never know what they are thinking.” Being me, my first thought was, I have to defend myself. And so I proceeded to do […]
Month In Review . . . Highlight
How was your April? I can sum up the month on my end with one word —hectic. Hectic can be good, not just challenging, but adventurous and rewarding. For a few short days during the second week of April, a dream of mine came true. I hosted a signing of my novel, Torn in […]
Here’s to a Motivating March
As we bid farewell to February and move toward the spring months, I’m navigating through the early stages of my new novel. It’s called Compromised. Among the gung-ho days of fresh ideas and growing enthusiasm comes the occasional lull. When the inspiration crawls like cold molasses, I keep a few books around for a jolt of encouragement. […]
Happy Valentine’s Day
THE NEXT BEST thing to romancing on Valentine’s Day is reading a good romance novel. Thanks to Litring’s “Be My Book Valentine Giveaway” free downloads, you can spend the day with my sizzling and edge-of-your-seat novel: Torn: A Forensic Romance. What’s romance without a little danger? Torn is not only my first novel—released November 23, […]
