A Treasure Map, Some Kidnappers, and the King of Rock 'n Roll

In The Treasure of Moonlight Rdge, book three of The Moonlight Ridge Series, winter weather on the mountain goes from unusually cold to undeniably arctic, and a half-frozen stranger appears at the door. His mysterious message from long ago brings intrigue, danger, kidnappers, mishaps, and a search for ancient treasure. * The Moonlight Ridge books are southern fiction, a mixture of fact and fiction based loosely on my childhood and stories I heard from my parents and grandparents. The stories are set in the 1950s Alabama backwoods and a small Alabama town called Eden, which for hometown people is actually recognizable as my hometown of Leeds, Alabama. There's a lot of adventure as the two protagonists, Lily Claire and her "twin" cousin Willie T., explore the woods, finding mystery, magic, and occasional danger. As my character, Lily Claire, says, "We have always lived with ghosts on Moonlight Ridge." Living so close to nature, surrounded by seemingly endless woods, isolated woodlands, country folks who are constantly experiencing strange and unexplainable events, magical realism is a part of everyday life. There is magic all around us, all the time. In these environs, you don't have to imagine or invent the magic, it happens all around you and there is just no way to ignore it. What we now call the supernatural or the paranormal, was so constant in my family as I was growing up, my stories naturally reflect magic, beauty, and mystery as I have always known it. * If you like Southern fiction, you're in for a treat!

My portrait of Uncle Bubba and sweet Sonja - colored pencil on art paper - June 2025

Skipper and Sophie - acrylic on canvas

What Did You Dream Last Night?

Well, y'all. Last night I dreamed I found a persimmon tree full of ripe persimmons in my yard. I was so happy! I was busy and thought I'd come back later and get some persimmons! This morning, I looked around the yard and didn't find a persimmon tree full of persimmons.

Today all I can think about is persimmons! What did you dream last night?

What the Storm Brought

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Les Souriceaux Sont Arrivées !

I'm so happy to announce the arrival of the French Edition of "Mice from the Planet Zimlac"! Y'all need a French edition of this delightful folk tale! Right? A great big 'Thank You' to my talented translator, Alexandrine Duteil Stebach. You did a wonderful, marvelous, magnificent, superb job!

Available now from Amazon.

Mice from the Planet Zimlac has been selected for Cover of the Month contest

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