Books
Excerpt from Angel Hero, Murder in Hawai’i
Sunday clouds blotted out the sunrise, leaving a gray and overcast dawn. I couldn’t bear to stay in my condo’s silent rooms and think the same agitated thoughts over and over. My plan had been to drive up Allele Heights Drive and walk along streets canopied with golden shower trees, past stately homes bordered by…
Read MoreIsland Fever, Kitties and Hope
Friends, there is so much to be grateful for as Christmas rolls around. Where did the year ever go? Things have been hectic as Barry and I searched Oahu for many moons, looking for affordable rentals that would accept our two precious kitties. Challenges have been accepted and overcome. Love has grown fuller and flourished.…
Read MoreExcerpts from my new mystery short story and my old memoir
Hip, hip, hurrah! An anthology titled “Island Fever” (I came up with the title 😊) is slated to be published on September 1, 2022. Eleven of us authors each agreed to write a mystery short story set in Hawai’i that includes some sort of fever. Several wrote about Covid, one about Dengue, and I wrote…
Read MoreAn Alternate Intro: Angel Hero, Murder in Hawai’i, A True Story
Recently, in an online creative writing class taken through the University of Hawai’i, I wrote an alternate “About the Book” section for my true crime memoir, Angel Hero, Murder in Hawai’i, A True Story, and posted it. I received such positive feedback from a classmate (footnote #1 – please see below) that I just had…
Read MoreGratitude Giveaway / Facebook Contest
I wanted to do this Facebook contest to thank you all for being here, as well as to learn a little bit about you. In the spirit of aloha, gratitude and connection – THANK YOU – and good luck! *To enter:1) Like this Facebook post2) and comment on it: What are you secretly awesome at…
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