Finally! The much anticipated novel about the most expensive woman in Galveston circa 1898 is here! This project was funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign with the support of generous backers. The book features a foreword by renowned historian, Kimber Fountain, author of Galveston’s Red Light District: A History of the Line. Get your copyContinue reading “The Glory Days of Aimée Bonnard”
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Winter Solstice Release Day
Today was the official release date for The Glory Days of Aimée Bonnard, my historical novel about a Galveston prostitute circa 1898. It was also the Winter Solstice. And what better way to celebrate than a trip to the Island? Properly outfitted with masks, my friend and I even got to visit a former brothel,Continue reading “Winter Solstice Release Day”
Dancing Light
Getting closer to finishing the water lilies. I have this idea of dancing light, and how the dance – really the motion of the strokes – will carry on from the water lilies to Matilda. With the Solstice almost upon us, I had a really good day today. I had a kids’ birthday party overContinue reading “Dancing Light”
Layers of Blue
Torrential rain today. I was pretty tired all day. Still, I met with my Mega Sponsors and we examined the proof copy of The Glory Days of Aimée Bonnard together. After they left, I was able to make the final changes needed to get the book to be beautiful and perfect. I can’t believe IContinue reading “Layers of Blue”
A Good Day with Orchids
Today was a day of anxiously waiting for my proof copy of The Glory Days of Aimée Bonnard to be delivered. I was meant to get a few other lovely things first: Charvin paints in my favorite colors (Alexander Blue and Warm Gray) to work on the water lilies, a beautiful pink orchid as aContinue reading “A Good Day with Orchids”
Christmas Tree
Please excuse me while I share a whole bunch of pictures of my dog and my house.
A Filé Shortage?
A few weeks ago when my friends and I went to the seafood market in Kemah, I bought some andouille sausage to make gumbo, but the people at the market told me they had no filé to sell me because there was a shortage due to the pandemic. Seriously, y’all? A shortage of filé? IContinue reading “A Filé Shortage?”
Transformation
Earlier this week, my water lilies suffered an accident of sorts. They were attacked by a monkey weilding red paint. I’m not naming names, but maybe the monkey was a world famous artist we all know and love. Which does not by default mean that the intervention was welcome or in line with the visionContinue reading “Transformation”
Formatting
It was a cold day and the tiredness of the move and other stressors had caught up with me. I wasn’t feeling great, so I decided everything needed to be canceled so I could stay home with my little dog, rest, eat good food, and slowly and patiently work my way through the formatting nightmareContinue reading “Formatting”
7 Years of Dogs with Bagels
Today marks the 7th anniversary of the publication of Dogs with Bagels. I remember that day like it was yesterday. Galveston, the full moon, driving by the ship channel at night feeling scared and elated, all the hopes and dreams I poured into that project. I’ve learned a lot since then, including the fact thatContinue reading “7 Years of Dogs with Bagels”