The Holidays
“They’re heeeeere.” The little girl’s voice from the Poltergeist movie comes to mind when I realize that dum-dum-dum—the Holiday’s are once again looming around the corner. Now don’t get me wrong—I love the Holidays and as a teacher I get a few weeks off—but I would...Body Language: How to tell when someone’s lying
I teach my senior high school students how to be mindful of their body language, especially since many colleges require personal interviews. Most people don’t think about how their body language transmits a multitude of impressions. After reading several body language...Calorie Counts on Menus
Love ’em or Hate ’em? Those ever so helpfully posted Calorie Counts on the menu? Eating out used to be a culinary joy! A gastronomic guess. Flavor triumphed over calories! NO LONGER! Now dining out has become a math equation—and worst of all—a math word...Hubby Goes to the Grocery Store
Hubby went to the grocery store for me. I KNOW he has done this before—when he was a divorced single and had to forage for his own food. I KNOW he’s walked the isles of several of our local markets—is familiar with the layout—has learned where the meat and beer...Survival Saturday
Hurricane Sandy’s immediate and continuing devastation compelled me to scrounge the bookcase for my survival guide—National Geographic: Complete Survival Manual by Michael S. Sweeny. It’s a comprehensive guide for surviving just about anything. Being a resident...
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: recommend Merkabah as a must read, especially for the para-normal, ancient history, thriller seeker, audience, and anyone who wants a novel that seems to turn the pages for you as you dive between the covers and into the thick of the story with Daphne and S.J.
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: As with any great first novel in a series, it left me panting and begging for more. The second novel in the series, The Merkabah Deception utilized The Recruit as a diving platform to send me deep into the muck and mire of the ancient gods and demons ongoing battle of the spiritual world.
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: The story between Daphne, the introverted doctoral candidate/college professor, and S. J., the demi-god/Nephilim heats to a boil as the “Watchers” seem to become more involved in the love affair between a human and a Watcher. This is only the sideline to the action-filled storyline as Daphne’s powers as a Merkabah continue to increase and she continues to fight the demons that are co-habiting earth with us mere earthlings.
