I was subbing in the library at one of the alternative high schools in town.  A girl came in and stood there, surveying the shelves of book...

I've always worked on one novel at a time. Always. If an idea for a new story wouldn't stop bugging me, I'd let myself write...

Lately I find myself drawn to mysteries with suspense. There is something about wondering - what happened and WHO did it? And not just that,...

My grandparents lived on a farm out in the country in the mid-Willamette valley in Oregon. For a couple of years, starting when I was about...

There's this strange thing that is happening to me. I don't want to talk online anymore. I don't want to tweet, I don't want...

Cannon Beach, Oregon "Back outside we stand at the edge of a cliff and look out at the endless supply of blue.             ...

Ponytail Falls, taken by me on a hike "For most people, creativity is a serious business. They forget the telling phrase 'th...