I am back! You may notice that the blog is a little more stream-lined and simplified. As with anything–from this blog to my novels to how I organize my apartment–I’m always seeking ways to make things work and look better. Sometimes that takes a period of reevaluation.

And sometimes that period is long for many tangled, briar-patch reasons. A pandemic, a world gone completely bananas, and a long recovery from the black hole that was 2020. Anxiety humming in the background, never too far away. Another round of edits on a novel that I said was done in 2019. (Is a novel ever finished?) Preparation for another long, frustrating query season. One or two cats draped over my desk or me, one with a tumor (Bea, who is otherwise very happy), and the other a very young, rambunctious fuzzball (Dax). Joy & Moxie is often the first thing to fall off my proverbial desk and to rest there, stuck against the wall, until I realize she’s missing.

Well, I’ve plucked her up again. And tightened her bolts, polished her face, and removed some clutter. I hope I’ve made this a good landing place and a professional-looking site. You’ll have to let me know what you think.

At this point, I’m at peace with not being a full-time, influencer-blogger, or not having to be a craft expert or a Purveyor of Sage Creative Wisdom. I don’t have to be. There are plenty of such brilliant people out there. I’m just here to learn.

And to share a desk with two cats… 😉

I’ll be back to share my jottings soon!