Category Archives: The Book

The Memoir That Solved A Mystery

The Nancy Who Drew, is now available in paperback. To Buy The Book Go HEREat Amazon.com  Read an ExcerptHERE Description: Who hasn’t wondered why bad things happen to them? The Nancy Who Drew plants a seed of hope that our painful experiences can … Continue reading

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What’s New

New Show on Blog Talk Radio  and new price on the Kindle - from now through April – $0.99¢ February 7, 2012 – Inaugural Show – The Nancy Who Drew on Blog Talk Radio 5pm EST / 10pm GMT / 2pm … Continue reading

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Stepping Softly Into Voice

This is me at eighteen, an actress speaking the words of others, with no voice of her own. Afraid to speak her feelings, fearful of repercussions. Hiding behind a veil (albeit an attractive veil, but still a screen). Then I … Continue reading

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Excerpt ~ “Revenge”

September 9, 2001, was a Sunday. Late that afternoon I dropped my manuscript off at the home of my advisor. Normally I would have sent Jan my packet in the mail, but perhaps I was late in getting it off. … Continue reading

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A Mask With Wings

A Mask With Wings was my first title for the book. It was the perfect title in the year 2001 and 2002 when I was in grad school, revealing my inner life through memoir in ways I had never done … Continue reading

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My Mother, an excerpt from my memoir

My mother was born in the spring of 1925, after the first World War and before the Depression, when the future seemed as wide and bright as the mid-western sky.  Her parents had met on a blind date and married … Continue reading

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