Happy Beltane!

Wishing beautiful May flowers for those of you in the Northern hemisphere. This is also my birthday month, so one of my favorites. We have actually had a bit of spring here in Denver. Usually we go right from snow to 80 degree days. This spring we’ve had some rainy days and the trees are…

April First! And a New Story

Hello to all you fools and non-fools alike. Here’s a new story for you to enjoy. I’ve chosen a gentle one for April. I hope you’re seeing spring where you live. It’s been slow to come here in Denver. As always, it is only available here for free for one week. It is available for…

Crow Feather: A Free Short Story

It’s the beginning of the month, so it’s time to share another short story. This will be available for a week. If you like it and want a copy or want to support the author, it is available for sale as a free-standing ebook here, or in the collection Crow Feather: Ghostly Tales and Perilous…

Christmas Anthology Available for Pre-order

My short story ‘Closed for Christmas’ was accepted into the Dragon Soul Press Anthology ‘Magick and Mistletoe’. It is now available for pre-order as an e-book from Amazon for $1.99. Order now and have it available on your eReader Dec. 20th for some Christmas reading. ‘Closed for Christmas’ is a sweet Christmas crime story with…

My Gift to You

Update: This story has been removed from the page, but it is still available for purchase from the link below. Wishing everyone a happy New Year! I’ve written a Christmas short story in the Rowan O’Donnell Mystery series universe. It takes place after Ambient Light and before the new novel Exposure which comes out in…

I’m an Award Finalist!

I have some exciting news to share: My short story, “Mountain Trout”, is one of three finalists for the 2021 Women Writing the West LAURA Short Fiction Award. All three finalists receive a monetary prize and will be published on the WWW website on The LAURA Journal page in October. First, second, and third placements…

Book Updates

This is just to let everyone know that I have a new short story available for sale where ebooks are available: amazon, kobo, nook, apple, etc. My mystery, Depth of Field, the second in the Rowan O’Donnell mystery series is also now available as a paperback at Amazon. The ebooks continue to be available everywhere….