Radioactive Fallout

Aloha & Welcome to My Blog   One aspect of writing a memoir is to show how your main character, YOU, has changed over time. What events or situations caused that change? Did the change happen slowly over many years or was it quick? These changes are but a few...

War and Faith

Aloha & Welcome to My Blog Writing your memoir means you’re looking back at things, people & events that happened in your life, some of them wonderful and some, not so much. One very difficult time in my life was when my then husband was sent to Vietnam, just...

Why I Can’t Recommend a Life in the Military

Aloha & Welcome to My Blog   Becoming an independent woman can require a lot of work, especially if you’re what I call “a daughter of the patriarchy” meaning you look to men as the ultimate authorities in the world. Independent women through the ages have...

When It’s Time to Speak Out!

Aloha & Welcome to My Blog Women are raised to care for others, to be nurturing & sweet, and unless you enjoy being called a bitch, you should never raise your voice or be aggressive! Above all, never show anger, which is unacceptable behavior for a woman...

“Two Steel Magnolias Walk Into a Feminist Meeting…”

Aloha & Welcome to My Blog! Each week I will include an excerpt of my new memoir A Southern Belle In Paris, which will hit Amazon & IngramSpark (order through your bookstore) the end of September. You can pre-order your copy HERE. FIRST: A WORD ON WRITING YOUR...