My Life
Robocalls
Robocalls. Yeah, those. Ring. Ringgggg. RINGGGGGGG. I reach over to my nightstand, fumbling my sleep mask up to see who’s calling my (very private) cell…and the glowing screen shows a random row of numbers, origin Lithuania. This time, I put the phone on silent and...
Because libraries.
Why libraries? Because libraries rock. Libraries nurture. Libraries uplift and stimulate, shelter and educate. In writing my upcoming memoir, FRECKLED: Growing up Wild in Hawaii, I was able to see how many times "going to the library" provided a destination...
Tomales Bay in May: RV life
Tomales Bay in May: RV Life The next time we take the trailer out, we go to the coast. Applying the lesson we learned the hard way, we check the weather beforehand, which should be sunny and in the fifties and sixties. We pack accordingly and go to a place we scouted...
Sighting a wild wolf: #traveling #Canada
Sighting a wild wolf in Canada is a haunting thing. Seated in our brightly colored plastic Adirondack chairs on the deck, watching the river at low tide and sipping our morning beverages, a howl from the other side of the river lifted the hair on the backs of our...
Rainy days and adult children
The next three days are rainy: and by this I mean a soft but relentless moisture as if the pewter clouds have lowered to earth and spread themselves at various densities across the land. The sound of water trickling in all its forms takes on the quality of a timpani...
Hunting chanterelles in Canada
Hunting chanterelles in the forest of Canada was only one of the interesting activities of Day Three of our vacation in British Columbia. I see the men off for their fishing adventure, which consists of me bumbling into the kitchen for hugs and more hugs and then...
Picking huckleberries in #Canada #tobytravels
Picking huckleberries in Canada is one of life's profound joys. But I get ahead of myself. Mike has been restless and prowling like a caged tiger since we arrived, dying to go fishing and exploring even as I dig deeper into the quiet: into resting, reading, writing,...
My Writing
Two free books and the rest of the Paradise Crime Mysteries with Lei on sale for 3.99!
Are you missing titles in the 16 book Paradise Crime Mysteries with Lei? Check all your titles and fill in any you don't have at this UNBEATABLE price! No matter where you are in the world, WINTER is a great time to stock up on books.(We know, we're grabbing them up...
The Paradise Crime Cozy Mysteries and a giveaway!
In need of a lighter, brighter mood post-COVID, I set out to expand the Paradise Crime World in a new direction with a deep dive into a side character from the Paradise Crime Thrillers, Kat Smith, a Secret Service agent who guarded Sophie's dad, Ambassador Frank...
The #book you've been waiting for…WIRED TARGET is here NOW.
"ABSOLUTELY UNPUTDOWNABLE...I WAS GRIPPED BY IMAGINATION FROM THE FIRST PAGE TO THE LAST!" ~Rosemary K, Advance Reader WIRED TARGET, Paradise Crime Thriller 14, is HERE! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What would you do if the crime you were hired to solve tugged at your heartstrings?...
A whole year of #travelblogging the USA!
As I post this, a YEAR has gone by since I began a newsletter writing and traveling journey on SUBSTACK; and though I considered ending it as we turned the corner into June and began our return and the end of an exciting year of travel and change, I’ve decided to...
WIRED HARD, Paradise Crime Thriller #3, FREE for limited time!
A murder at a royal Hawaiian archeological site on #Maui Rare artifacts worth killing for A simmering attraction that bursts into flame A killer with an unhealthy obsession ESCAPE TO #HAWAII with Sophie, for a #FREE #reading VACATION YOU'LL never forget! Grab your...
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