Yes, it’s hard to believe, but it’s the first week of November and that means this Saturday is Buckeye Book Fair.
Not familiar with the event? It happens every year in Wooster, Ohio on the first Saturday of this month, a literary/book fair that features nearly 100 authors and many more eager readers.
Buckeye is Ohio’s [...]

Racing out to do a speaking gig at Kent State University, but before I go, wanted to make sure to stop by and wish everyone a happy Halloween!
No secret, it’s my favorite holiday, and my house decorations show it. The place is done up to the spooky nines with all my favorite orange, black [...]

I don’t remember when I first realized how much I love cemeteries. It may have been back when I was a kid and walked to my piano lessons every week. There was no piano teacher in my immediate neighborhood and I walked about thirty minutes to get to my lessons. At the [...]

Looking for something to do this weekend? Something educational? Interesting? A little off the wall?
If you’re in northeast Ohio, I’ve got the perfect solution! It’s the Killer Cleveland tour at Cleveland’s historic Woodland Cemetery, this Sunday, October 2.
Join us for a look at the lives and tragic deaths of nine murder [...]

It seems these days, Wednesdays are sneaking up on me.
That might be because life is so busy. Just this week, I participated in a cemetery re-enacting event, had coffee with a dear writing friend and helped her brainstorm a new project, had two visits from Sears (a fridge, and we’re on #3, don’t even [...]

I’ve got a couple things for northeast Ohioans (or anyone who would like to visit the beautiful North Coast) to keep in mind:
This Sunday, September 18, is the Meet the Neighbors event at Cleveland’s historic Monroe Street Cemetery. This year’s neighbors are all people who were somehow involved in the Civil War. Walk [...]

“Button Holed” is on sale and I’m enjoying that peculiar euphoria authors get when after weeks of plotting, months of writing, and many more months of waiting, a book is finally on the shelves.
At the risk of tooting my own horn (well, why the heck not?) I have to report that as of the time [...]

Not everyone is lucky enough to not only have more than one personality, but to be able to celebrate it. That’s what I’m doing today because in less than a week, a new alter ego of mine is going to be making her first official appearance.
She’s Kylie Logan, author of the Button Box mystery [...]

I was MIA from the Lil’ Blog last Wednesday and I apologize. When I should have been home writing my blog, I was instead at the world famous Chautauqua Institution where I was teaching a fiction writing class.
Never heard of Chautauqua? It’s an amazing place. Located in upstate New York, the Institution [...]

Last weekend while attending a dog show in Canfield, Ohio, we went to a disco party. Yes, there are photos. No, you’re not going to see them. Me in purple leopard print (complete with purple feather boa) is an image you do not need burned into your mind!
I mention the party only [...]