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Both Secret in the Stars, and the second book in the Abi Wunder mystery series, Secret in the Mist, are based on our neighborhood where...

The Truth Behind Fiction Though the Abi Wunder stories are fiction, like most fiction, the books are based on fact. Facts that needed to...

Symbols. How do you find them and what do they mean in fiction? Webster defines symbol as: “a visible sign of something invisible.” In...

When your teacher assigns a fiction story, do you wonder what to do first? “Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go...

Here’s what to do: Ask everyone in your book club to read Secret in the Stars: An Abi Wunder Mystery. Ask these questions. Flip through...

In Secret in the Stars, Book 1 in the Abi Wunder series, Abi learns a lot about herself; the most puzzling is that she possesses a...

1. Plant a bee garden Select flowers that produce sufficient nectar, such as year-round single-flower tops. Some flowers that bees love:...

June 2020: Research is important not only for nonfiction, but for fiction, too. The basic elements even in fantasy and science fiction...

May, 2020: Do you like to shop? Shopping is my sister-in-law Janice’s favorite pastime. She has the most beautiful collection of...

My experience with Women from Mars, Feb, 12, 1958

Many children’s authors and authors in general know they wanted to become authors when they were children. You might feel that way yourself.

I once lived in a corner of the world. Really! Our house stood on the northwest corner of Virginia. I could look out my bedroom window...

My husband, John, and I found our dogs, Sweet Pea and Peanut, at a rescue organization, Almost Home, near Albuquerque, New Mexico. We...

A Dead Husband’s Presence Lingers . . . I once lived in a corner of the world. Really! Our house stood on the northwest corner of Virginia.