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  • Podcast Episode: Unwilling Solo Traveler

    Pip: April Coker books a London vacation with her cousin, and the universe immediately says: "How about no?" Mara: That's the territory today — a trip that starts falling apart before the plane even leaves Texas, and what happens when you end up abroad and completely alone. Pip: Let's get into it. Unwilling Solo Traveler…

  • Day Tr`i (Three)

    I misspelled Gaelic last post. It only has one “l.” To continue Day 2, we took a taxi from the Edinburgh airport to our hotel, the Holiday Inn Express Picardy Place. Trisha didn’t want the hassle of lugging bags and trying to find the right bus or tram, so she splurged on a cab. And…

  • It’s Almost Here!

    My newest novel, Just Dying to Glamp, will be released June 20 and is now available for preorder on Amazon, for only 99 cents! You’ll finally be able to meet Mamie West and her sidekick Babs the Boston terrier as they help solve the latest murder(s) in the Texas Hill Country town of Magnolia Bluff.…

  • Medicare and Me?

    I’ve always considered Medicare something that I would need much later in life. Medicare has always been for old people. Grandma talked about it. After she was gone, eventually my parents talked about it–which Supplement or Advantage Plan to buy, whether Medicare would cover certain medications or procedures, or even if Medicare would still be…

  • More from 4th Grade

    Fourth grade was more than crafts and Valentines. One of my favorite memories is hearing my reading teacher Mrs. Reed read about Brer Rabbit. Brer Rabbit was one of the characters in Uncle Remus’s tales written by Joel Chandler Harris near the end of the 19th century. Many stories about Brer Rabbit were brought to…