My newest Double Barrel mystery is hitting the cyber shelves December 1st! I just wanted to share my joyous news, along with an excerpt to get your mystery-loving brains engaged. I started writing this over a year ago and set it aside, but when I seriously went back to the story this past August, the […]
Fall… into Winter
The slippery slide into winter was a headfirst bungie jump this year. I know, technically we aren’t really in winter yet. But according to the temperature, the snowfall, and my scientific analysis from my back window, we are DEEP in it. The squirrels are still frisky, running about and stealing seed from the birdfeeders. They […]
HELP! I’m drowning in attention deficit!
Ever since this whole virus scare began with minute-by-minute updates and charts and graphs of what-ifs, my attention span has gone from an average of about 58% down to 24ish%. For those without awesome math skills like myself, that is BAD. That is probably worse than trying to home-school a six-your-old after he’s eaten a […]
Grandparenthood
We aren’t born to be grandparents. We aren’t qualified by how much or how little we screwed up our own children’s lives. We just sort of fall into it. One day you’re looking in the mirror sucking in your tummy and lifting your chin to smooth out that turkey neck, thinking, “I’m not bad for […]
About Barbara
A few things you may not know about me… 1. I love God, family, and friends, and I’ve harbored a long-time love affair with Tom Selleck and his contagious laugh. 2. I have an aversion to food items marked “fat-free,” and in spite of what the food pyramid teaches, I stay perfectly healthy with the three C’s: Coffee, Chocolate, and Chinese food. 3. I love to read mystery/suspense with everyday people solving crimes or thrillers with evil serial killers that inevitably get payback in the … Read More about About Barbara
