Hi Everyone! It’s been a while since I tossed a Blogger Bouquet or featured a Friday Fiction post. My guest today, Darlene Foster, makes for a perfect opportunity to feature both. A fellow Canadian…

A decade ago, Damon Galgut captured my imagination when I devoured three of his novels in quick succession – The Good Doctor, The Impostor and In A Strange Room. All were excellent, but the latter …

Welcome to my Sunday Book Review. Today I’m reviewing Laura Lyndhurst’s book – Social Climbing: and Other Poems. This book was done in collaboration with Clive Thompson, photograp…

I’ll bet most people don’t know that today, November 7, is Herbert West’s birthday, except for folks who have read my novel The Friendship of Mortals.  A fictional character creat…

Hello, friends! I had another fun and varied month of reading. I only share four and five star reviews. And of course, opinions expressed are solely my own. Enjoy! PURCHASE LINK MY REVIEW: This book captivated me from the start. While it is a fictionalized account of the Sheldon Poor Farm in Vermont, the setting AND the characters are very real.

This post first appeared on Substack 11/3/25. Live and In-person I used to babysit the man on the left; he is a social worker with Age Well now. The man on the right is my husband. My in-person book launch for The Weight of Snow and Regret took place on October 25th at the Sheldon Historical Society in Sheldon, Vermont. It was well-attended, and some of my high school classmates came, whom I hadn’t seen in fifty years!

Here are the amazing books I read in October that were four stars and higher. Click on the book titles for the Amazon link. What’s in a Name? By Sally Cronin “What’s in a Name?” is a collecti…

I made an effort to set aside more time this month to enjoy books on my toppling TBR… and here is a round up if you missed these terrific books the first time around.  Delighted to share my r…

Welcome to the round up of posts you might have missed this week. And a few extras. I don’t know about you but November has sought of crept up on me… the shops are already trying to tem…

Broken Rengay: Unruly Poetry by Nolcha Fox, Melissa Lemay, and Barbara Leonhard(Prolific Pulse Press, 2025) Melissa Lemay, who readers will recognize from Record of Dissent, is back with a new coll…

I’m thrilled to be sharing here today, “Amanda in Ireland: The Body in the Bog” a new release by the amazing Darlene Foster. It’s a fun read, see my review below. BLURB Twel…

Submit to Ploughshares' regular reading period by November 15. Housed at Emerson College, Ploughshares seeks poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and longform prose.

I’m excited to have Priscilla Bettis here today to share her latest release, “Whispers of a Southern Moon.” BLURB An artistic, new collection of inspirational fiction and poetry b…

Description An artistic, new collection of inspirational fiction and poetry by Priscilla Bettis. Includes the award-winning story “Fix Your Face,” a “wonderful Southern Gothic piece akin to the work of Flannery O'Conner!”—Brooke Dreger, Editor, Solid Food Press A simple man in rural Alabama risks his sanity to keep his sister alive. Lines of poetry celebrate the symphony of a Southern night.

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

Halloween isn’t the only holiday you might associate with ghosts. Does A Christmas Carol ring any bells? I read this author’s first collection of paranormal Christmas stories last year …