My writing journey...


After spending May giving away our furniture to family, donating to Goodwill and selling items on Craig's list we 

squeezed our household into a F150.

And left Waukee, Iowa at the end of June.


Casting Off....

It has been a long time since I have written or published, but the tide has change. My ship has come in and I plan to sail off... Figuratively.

The Perfect Country and Western Story - The title was tongue in cheek.

Steve Goodman and John Prine wrote the country song, "You Never Even Called Me by My Name' and David Allan Coe recorded it.  I always love the part of the song where Coe talks about why the song isn't The Perfect Country and Western Song because there was no mention of Mama, Trains, Trucks, Prison or Getting Drunk.

When I writing the novel I would tell everyone I was writing The Perfect Country and Western Story - because I had Mama, Trains, Trucks, Prison, and Getting Drunk.

And the title stuck...

RT Book Reviews states: Want a fun beach read this summer? Look no further. With a heroine bravely battling back from a tragic loss and a hero you want to bed one minute and smack the next, you’ll be hoping for these two to find their happily ever after. Strong secondary characters round out this story of a love that seems doomed by misconceptions. - See more at: http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/perfect-country-and-western-story#sthash.IMyorRXu.dpuf



The best hour of today was...

Was coming home after work and enjoying a great dinner and a glass of wine.  


What makes you cynical?

Cynical...sounds like political ads
bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.
I certainly grow tired of hearing people trash talk - it's a great message to show our children. The way to get people to like (vote) for you is to make others dislike/distrust the other person... Sounds a lot like bullying to me.

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