A is for Alibi, my first book, was published in 1982. As it happened the next couple of books took place in June and August of that year. Without meaning to I painted myself into a corner. The other issue was the aging process. I did not want my main character to age one year for every book so I slowed the whole process down. This way I could get through all 26 letters of the alphabet without making her 109 years old in 2015. I might end the series in either 1990 or on New Years Eve 1989.

Life was reduced to its four basic elements: air, food, drink, and a good friend.

Train yourself to listen to that small voice that tells us what's important and what's not.

It's been my observation, after years in the [insurance] business, that a certain percent of the population simply can't resist the urge to cheat.

When all else fails, cleaning house is the perfect antidote to most of life's ills.

Writing isn't about the destination-writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.

Beware the dark pool at the bottom of our hearts. In its icy, black depths dwell strange and twisted creatures it is best not to disturb.