Category: Miscellaneous

  • Happy Small Business Saturday

    Support Actually Small Indie Authors — Because Apparently 499 Employees Still Counts as “Small” I woke up this morning to a parade of “Support Small Business!” ads… only to realize half of them were from companies with enough square footage to qualify as their own weather systems. I mean — 300+ employees?Corporate parking lots?A “brand…

  • Press Releases: Not Just for Stephen King Anymore

    If you had told me years ago that one day I’d be sitting at my desk writing a press release — not for a celebrity, not for a blockbuster, but for me — I would’ve laughed, checked the calendar for April Fool’s Day, and gone back to whatever I was doing. Because in my mind,…

  • National Black Cat Day

    Reflections from Princess Gracie, Narrator, Muse, and Reluctant Cover Model Greetings, dear readers and fellow admirers of feline refinement.It is I — Princess Gracie, royal household manager, literary narrator, and muse-in-residence for the Gnomeward Bound series. You might know me as the voice behind The Gnome with the Golden Hat, Gnome Too: The Gnome Grove…

  • International Artist Day

    A Cat’s View from the Easel I decided early on to let my cat, Princess Gracie, narrate the Gnomeward Bound books.At first it was a whim — she already had that air of knowing everything while saying nothing.But it quickly became clear she had the better perspective.Cats see the world without ego, without approval ratings,…

  • If Bees Had a Food Day

    If bees had a Food Day, it wouldn’t start with breakfast. It would start with a sunrise. The hive would hum a little louder as light filtered through clover and wild mint. The air would taste faintly of rain and something sweet just about to happen. A good day for nectar, they’d say — if…