The Theater, The Theater

21 Jan 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

The stage has followed me since the age of seven. I was selected to star in a Christmas church play, in a production called “It’s the Truth Ruth” as the character of Ruth. I can still sing my catchy solo in my head when I hear that title. Those were the days; when people didn’t […]

Hello. Blink. Good-bye.

31 Dec 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

2018 for me can be summed up in three words: Hello. Blink. Good-bye. I feel like it was just New Year’s Day. Andrew and I were talking fondly of 2017, and our many dreams for 2018. I thought my book would be signed this year for one. My novel, The Judas Killer, went through quite […]

Poem ~ Pearls

11 Oct 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

I’ve had quite the day today with a roller coaster of emotions. Honestly, I’ve had an unusually heavy last few months. Whenever I’m feeling overwhelmed, my vent is in writing. More specifically: writing poetry. I penned (or typed) this poem just a couple of minutes ago. If it speaks to you, please let me know! […]

10 Things To Tell You

26 Sep 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

Life’s been just shy of mayhem at the Kudey cottage the past two months. You can tell how busy I am by the stack of unread books on my table collecting dust and the hours building up of unwatched TV shows in my DVR. Hopefully, I can catch a moment to watch last night’s This […]

Pinch Me, Please!

31 Jul 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

There are days I could just pinch myself. Last week held four of those days right in a row. The intoxicating aroma of books, and being in the company of writers of said books had me souring to new levels. The adrenaline high caused from being around so many amazing people fed my social-hungry soul. […]

Kitchen Remodel: Challenge Accepted

16 Jun 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

It’s that time of year again. School is out. The sun stays high in the sky until after Riker’s bed time, and casts light on the flaws in our old house. My limbs start itching to be put to work. That’s right; it’s renovation time! ASSIGNMENT: KITCHEN BUDGET: As low as possible, without compromising the […]

Silence Falls into Spring

16 May 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

The silence has lasted for too long. It’s like the deafening quiet during a slow snow fall where the air is still and crisp and a white wonderland blankets the landscape like in an asylum’s solitary confinement. Winter was so bloody long this year that I seriously felt like I was in solitary confinement at […]

2017, The Year of New Beginnings

12 Jan 2018.Reading time 20 minutes.

Another year has come and gone by in a flash. It’s the end of the second week of January already, and I can scarcely believe it! My life is flying by faster than a speeding bullet, and I just want to breathe for a single moment. I sit hear listening to the sounds of construction […]

A Snapshot of Me

1 Dec 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

Thanksgiving is done and Christmas time is officially here. I’m swamped with directing Christmas plays, performing in one, writing my novel proposal, editing, cleaning the house for family coming, and all of my other normal activities. But I’m loving every busy minute of it! Except for the cold weather. Truthfully, I would work a lot […]

The Heart of Autumn

6 Nov 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

I sit here home on a Monday due to the sad fact that Riker if sick. Poor little guy has a fever, chills, a mouth sore, and absolutely no energy. It breaks my heart to see him not his non-stop-energy self. Although, I must admit, I welcome a little break. It’s refreshing to have the […]

Bleeding Soul

29 Sep 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

I’ve written another poem today that comes out of my innermost being. Instead of explaining my thoughts, today I shall let my poetry do the talking. Try to take a guess, if you will, on what the author is trying to say? Bleeding Soul Her shields were set to maximum The core was […]

Room of Forgotten Dreams

27 Sep 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

I woke up with a poem in my head this morning. It was FINALLY a morning that I could sleep in because my parents had taken Riker over night. I have been sleep deprived since probably before he was born, but have been especially lacking the z’s over the last year. Riker loves to wake […]

Forging Diamonds

22 Sep 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Today I felt the urge to write something different. I used to love writing poems. It has been close to a decade since I last wrote one though. I was a single woman at the time. Wow, time flies!! Coincidentally, during the time of the last poem I wrote, I was trying to find myself. […]

Never Lost – A Tribute to John and Marie Gibson

4 Sep 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

Losing a loved one is never easy. But then again, are they truly lost? They may no longer be beside you, within a short drive to visit, or able to talk with you, but are they really truly lost? My short answer is no. I have felt closer to my grandfather this week than when […]

For the Love of Art

23 Aug 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

As another school year approaches, I find myself reflecting on the past year and all that was accomplished. One event in particular that comes to mind was the art show I did to showcase the talented artists I taught from kindergarten all the way up to 12th grade. It was a small event that in […]

Coffee and Murder

20 Aug 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

Last weekend my little family and I took a little drive to Scranton (PA) to have some fun, do a few errands, and to celebrate our son Riker’s 4th birthday. It was especially fun for me because I had chosen long ago to have Scranton as the backdrop city/town for the book I’m writing. It […]

From Drab to Fab!

13 Aug 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

Once there was a sad, tired house. It was overgrown, peeling, and sagging. Desperately needing of repair. And in major need of weeding. It longed to be loved and looked after. It yearned for paint. It dreamed of less holes in it’s walls. It longed to be free to be modernized! Cue to enter: the […]

Fearless Love

3 Aug 2017.Reading time 14 minutes.

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” – Eleanor Roosevelt It was late and dark as I walked down our long […]

Crustless Zucchini Quiche

27 Jul 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

It’s summer. No matter what the cloudy, dreary, often rainy, North East Pennsylvania weather has been showing you, it’s still amazing summer time! And with Summer comes bucket loads of fresh zucchini out of our gardens. Not my garden mind you. I was sadly too caught up in end of school year activities, like co-running […]

Edge of Oblivion

26 Jul 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

Deja vu is such a weird and belittling experience. It gives you this out of body feeling that makes you seem so small. It forces you to realize you really have no control over your own life. These have been the feelings I’ve been facing this week. Most of you know this already, but in […]

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