• Books,  Thankful Thursday

    Raising a reader

    Last week, I posted a love note to my friends in Sisters in Crime for their support and generosity. After all, it was Thanksgiving, a traditional time to be grateful for the people in your life. Afterwards, I thought about…

  • Lawrence Magazine,  Nonfiction

    Fiercely competitive

    My husband’s family loves to play card games. For 25 years, for every holiday or family gathering, the brothers and sisters and now the younger generation have spent countless hours around the dining room table dealing cards and talking smack.…