A miscellany of thoughts about dogs, cats, writing, life in the Ozarks, & occasional book reviews
February 5th marks one full year since Sasha came to us. We don't know much about her life before she joined our household other than the bad situation that ended with her being surrendered to a county sheriff's office. We can surmise, however, that she had minimal attention and/or was neglected based on her appearance …
Continue reading Have Fun While Training
I’m delighted to announce that in April I’ll be leading a course for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Fayetteville, Arkansas. More commonly known as OLLI, the institute is a division of the University of Arkansas. I'm glad to have this chance to return to a place that holds such happy memories; I earned my …
Continue reading Move Over Miss Marple
Here's a happy way to start the 2016 blog year: celebrating the success of my colleagues in the Dog Writers Association of America whose works earned a place in the DWAA Annual Writing Competition. There are quite a few categories; go to https://dogwriters.org/ to see them all. I'm going to share the list of nominees for in the …
Continue reading Celebrating Success!
Looking for a terrific, laugh-out loud mystery featuring a one-of-a-kind dog as narrator? I enthusiastically recommend the Doodlebugged mystery series written by the award-winning author Susan J. Kroupa. Doodle's antics are the perfect choice for dog lovers on your holiday shopping list. With four books now in the series, this is the perfect time to catch up with Doodle. Each book …
Continue reading Doodle does Christmas!
When you see a reader walking out of a bookstore holding a signed copy of your book as if it was a wondrous gift... In moments like these, it is the reader who gives a gift to the author. To readers everywhere: thank you!