Books, Reading

Comfort Zone: A Tale of Suspense

​I just finished reading Comfort Zone: A Tale of Suspense by Stephen Bentley, former undercover British detective, now crime author. The book is different than Bentley's previous novels. Comfort Zone is a thriller and a crime story, but not as fast-paced as The Steve Regan Undercover Cop Thrillers Trilogy or Mercy: A Detective Matt Deal… Continue reading Comfort Zone: A Tale of Suspense

Faith, writing, Writing and Mental Illness

Why I Keep Trying Even If I’m Too Sick to Go On

"Perhaps some day I'll crawl back home beaten defeated. But not as long as I can make stories out of my heartbreak, beauty out of sorrow." Sylvia Plath   Should I Give Up Writing? That is the daily question. It never leaves. I am a writer. I'm also sick with incurable illnesses. Lately I've been… Continue reading Why I Keep Trying Even If I’m Too Sick to Go On

Health

Stop Using the Name of My Illness in Vain

My husband took me to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to celebrate our thirty-ninth anniversary. All along the Malecon, the boardwalk, are sculptures and statues. They are all visually striking and thought-provoking which fits the definition of art. Isn't the purpose of art to entertain, to take the viewer out of their everyday existence for a few… Continue reading Stop Using the Name of My Illness in Vain