On the last morning of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War, I built a fire and sat facing a window of darkness where at sunrise I knew I would find the sea.

Murder is about power and the more powerful women get the more it will change the good that they do and the bad that they do.

Botox not only helps with wrinkles, it actually makes you feel more relaxed as frowning causes tension.

In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted.

But when I was a little kid, I was always writing stories and illustrating little books that I would create.

And suddenly the world was filled with wooden faces and flat voices - and, you were alone.

Leaves covered pavement like soggy cereal.