I wrote A Shocking & Unnatural Incident so 21st century women will understand and appreciate what women did for them 160 years ago to give them the privileges and opportunities they enjoy today. I didn’t know about Carolyn King, a 12-year-old Ypsilanti, Michigan girl who tried to register for Little League in 1973 and sparked [...]

My next book signing for Wixumlee Is My Salvation is in the home of my friend Diane Andre, 1718-2 Swordfish Lane, Kure Beach, NC. Date: Tues., Aug. 3. Time 5-7 p.m. I’ll read a short passage from Wixumlee. A Shocking & Unnatural Incident will also be available. Diane makes delicious appetizers and always decorates to [...]

My first book signing for Wixumlee Is My Salvation was most rewarding on several levels. One, I sold a nice amount of both books. Two, many of the new readers are tourists and took my books to other states. Three, one reader will present A Shocking & Unnatural Incident to her book club–and I do [...]

While my first two books took place in New York state, much of the third book, Beau Maas at Stop 99, is set in Ohio. So, I was pleased to learn that Ohio’s capital, Columbus, is one stop on a seven-state bicycle tour retracing 1,800 miles of the Underground Railroad that will raise money to [...]

Nineteenth century San Francisco had Ah Toy. Twentieth century El Monte, Calif., had Aunt Suni.
Ah Toy, a daughter of joy on the Barbary Coast, was queen of the underworld, specializing in smuggling and prostitution. Even Niccolo Machiavelli thought she was tops with political intrigue. It is Aunt Suni, ringleader of a 7-member Thai family [...]