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03/01/2010 - I have posted Chapter Twelve of Twisted Secrets

02/14/2010 - I have written a new Valentine's Day story for the Academy

12/20/09 - I have posted a new KC and Grumps story -- Happy Holidays!!

11/21/09 - I have posted Chapter Eleven of Twisted Secrets

11/15/09 - I was again honored to be asked to write a Halloween story for the Academy this year

11/07/09 - I have posted Chapter Ten of Twisted Secrets

10/24/09 - I have posted Chapter Nine of Twisted Secrets

09/07/09 - I have posted Chapter Eight of Twisted Secrets

08/25/09 - I am very pleased that Footsteps (formally the Ghost Town-ing stories) is now available at bookstores.

08/05/09 - I have posted Chapter Seven of Twisted Secrets

07/13/09 - I have posted Chapter Six of Twisted Secrets

06/28/09 - I have posted Chapter Five of Twisted Secrets

06/15/09 - I have posted Chapter Four of Twisted Secrets

06/06/09 - I am very pleased that Fireweed (the book) is now available at bookstores.

06/03/09 - I have posted Chapter Three of Twisted Secrets

04/27/09 - I have posted Chapter Two of a new story - Twisted Secrets

03/15/09 - I have posted Chapter One of a new story - Twisted Secrets

03/15/09 - I have posted a new KC and Grumps story.

03/08/09 - I have posted the final chapter of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

02/15/09 - I recently wrote a Valentine's Day story for the Academy.

11/19/08 - I recently wrote a Halloween story for the Academy.

09/06/08 - I have added Chapter Thirteen of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

09/06/08 - The cover for Footsteps is now ready.

09/06/08 - I have added Chapter Twelve of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

08/27/08 - I have added Chapter Eleven of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

07/20/08 - A new title for the published version of Ghost Town-ing -- FOOTSTEPS

07/11/08 - I have added Chapter Ten of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

07/06/08 - I have added Chapter Nine of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

06/25/08 - I have posted a new short story I recently wrote - New Boots and High Water.

06/11/08 - I have added Chapter Eight of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

06/04/08 - I have added Chapter Seven of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

05/16/08 - I have added Chapter Six of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

05/11/08 - I am extremely honored that Rolling Thunder has been name Favorite Adventure Book of 2007 by the members of the Lesbian Fiction Readers Choice Awards.

04/14/08 - I have added Chapter Five of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

04/13/08 - The cover for Fireweed has been created and I'm very happy that another of my photos has been incorporated into it.

03/29/08 - I am very pleased to announce that the Ghost Town-ing stories will be published by PD Publishing with a release date of Summer 2009.

03/19/08 - I have added Chapter Four of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

03/16/08 - I am very pleased to announce that Fireweed will be published by PD Publishing with a release date of Fall 2008.

03/16/08 - I am very pleased to announce that Fast Break is now available for purchase at your favorite book store.

03/09/08 - I have added Chapter Three of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

03/03/08 - I have added Chapter Two of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

02/24/08 - I have started a new story and posted Chapter One of Fortress at the Edge of the World.

02/15/08 - Another short story about KC and her grandfather - KC and Grump 3

02/14/08 - I was asked to participate in the Academy of Bard's Valentine Invitational.

01/27/08 - The members of my discussion group have voted and picked Haunting Memories as the title for the Group Story. Congrats to JL Nicky for suggesting the title.

01/20/08 - I will be having a book reading/signing for Rolling Thunder on February 19th in Missoula, Montana at Shakespeare & Company.

12/24/07 - I've posted the conclusion of the Group Story. Thanks to my Discussion Group members for their great suggestions for this story.

12/09/07 - I've posted a new short story about KC and her grandfather -- KC and Grump 2.

12/09/07 - I've posted a short story I wrote for Halloween.

12/05/07 - I'm very happy to announce that Rolling Thunder is now available for purchase - ISBN 978-1-933720-36-4

12/01/07 - I've posted the next part of the Group Story I'm writing with the help of my discussion group members. To participate, click on the above link and join my group.

10/20/07 - I've posted the beginning of the Group Story I'm writing with the help of my discussion group members. To participate, click on the above link and join my group.

10/05/07 - I'm starting a new story and, for some fun, I'm letting the members of my discussion group help decide how the story will go. If you would like to participate, you need only be a member of my group. Click on the link above to join.

09/20/07 - I have posted Chapter Seven thru Conclusion of The Written Word

09/13/07 - The cover for Fast Break has been created and what a great cover it is!

09/13/07 - I have posted Chapter Six of The Written Word

09/02/07 - I have posted Chapter Five of The Written Word

08/21/07 - I have posted Chapter Four of The Written Word

08/15/07 - Today, the 100,000th hit was registered on the website. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!

08/11/07 - I have posted Chapter Three of The Written Word.

08/01/07 - I have posted Chapter Two of The Written Word.

07/23/07 - I have started a new story, The Written Word, and have posted Chapter One.

07/14/07 - I was interviewed by a local paper. Since this is my second official interview, I decided it was time for me to set up a separate page to post these. So I have added an Interview Page.

06/19/07 - I've posted a short story I wrote for my list in the Sweetwater Saga - KC and Grump.

06/13/07 - I'm very pleased to announce that Fast Break will be published by PD Publishing at the beginning of 2008. I'm extremely pleased to have this opportunity to continue working with Linda and Barb.

05/20/07 - The members of my Yahoo group asked for a vampire story. So I wrote How the Little Vampire Earned Her Fangs

05/12/07 - The cover for Rolling Thunder has been unveiled by PD Publishing. I'm very happy to again have one of my photos featured.

04/29/07 - I have added the conclusion to A Moment in Time.

04/22/07 - I have added a couple of pics of the Cougar uniforms.

04/08/07 - Thank you to everyone who voted. The colors chosen for the Cougar uniforms are Royal Blue and Gold.

04/08/07 - I posted Chapter Five of A Moment in Time.

03/31/07 - I'm currently working on preparing Fast Break for submission to a publisher. To help me with this, I'm holding a contest on my group to name the colors of the Missoula Cougars uniforms. If you want to participate, click on the link above to join my discussion group.

03/21/07 - I posted Chapter Four of A Moment in Time.

03/14/07 - I am very happy to announce that Rolling Thunder will be published by PD Publishing this summer. I'm very happy to have the opportunity to work with Linda and Barb and to be associated with the fine group of writers they publish.

03/09/07 - Oops, I just realized I forgot to add that I posted Chapter Three of A Moment in Time.

02/18/07 - I posted the story I wrote for the Academy of Bards Valentines Day Invitational.

01/27/07 - Chapter Two of A Moment in Time is now complete and posted.

01/07/07 - I have started a new story. A Moment in Time is a time travel story, another experiment <G>.

11/25/06 - I have added the Halloween story I wrote for the Academy of Bards - Can Lightening Strike Twice?

11/20/06 - I have added the tenth and final episode of Ghost Town-ing. And have added another map on the map page showing the location buildings in the town of Bannack.

11/18/06 - In response to requests from readers, I have added a map page showing the location of the towns in the Sweetwater Saga and Ghost Town-ing stories.

11/05/06 - I have a story in the Academy of Bards Halloween Invitational.

10/22/06 - I added some more items to my on-line store. Some T-Shirts to have fun with.

10/21/06 - Sweetwater is now available for pre-ordering at StarCrossed Productions.

10/8/06 - I have added a wall calendar of Montana photographs to my online store.

10/7/06 - With the release date of Sweetwater only a month away, I will be giving away some of the items available at online store. To be eligible you need to be a member of my discussion group and have your pin on my map found on the home page of this site. Names will be randomly chosen on Wednesday Oct 11th.

9/9/06 - I have opened my own CafePress online store. Please check it out and if you have any suggestions for items you would like to see on it, drop me a note.

9/8/06 - I was thrilled to be interviewed by Lynne Jamneck at literature.L-Word this week. The interview should appear on their site in the coming week.

8/29/06 - I added the ninth episode of the Ghost Town-ing stories - Interlude Two

8/4/06 - I am extremely honored to have the Sweetwater Saga stories inducted into the Academy of Bards Hall of Fame.

7/16/06 - I added the eighth episode of the Ghost Town-ing stories - Granite

6/25/06 - I added the seventh episode of the Ghost Town-ing stories - Garnet and Coloma

6/8/06 - I added the Xena/Gabrielle story I wrote for the Academy of Bards - SuperHero Challenge

5/29/06 - I added the sixth episode of the Ghost Town-ing stories - Judgment

4/28/06 - I added the fifth episode of the Ghost Town-ing stories - National Bison Range

4/28/06 - I added the fourth episode of the Ghost Town-ing stories - Interlude

4/20/06 - I added some more photographs of beautiful Montana

4/16/06 - I added the third episode of the Ghost Town-ing stories - Philipsburg

4/08/06 - I added a page of photographs of Pat and Sherry's favorite hiking trails

4/07/06 - I added the second episode of the Ghost Town-ing stories - Sweetwater Valley??

3/31/06 - I added the first episode of the Ghost Town-ing stories - The Journal

3/19/06 - I thought I would open a new page on my site for fan art. If you are interested in submitting you artwork please check out the guidelines on the Fan Art page.

3/12/06 - I've added a new feature to my site. You can now add your location to my map. Go to my homepage and scroll down to the map and guestbook links.

3/10/06 - I've begun writing the first story in the Ghost Town-ing series. These stories will be available to members of my group only -- click on the link above to join.

3/02/06 - I've combined the chapters of Fireweed and Fast Break into larger files for easier access.

2/28/06 - Conclusion of Fast Break has now been posted.

2/26/06 - Chapter 18 of Fast Break has now been posted.

2/24/06 - Chapter 17 of Fast Break has now been posted.

2/22/06 - I've added the final chapters of Fireweed. I hope you've enjoyed the story.

2/19/06 - I've added a guestbook on the Home Page for you to add your comments about my stories right here on my site.

2/18/06 - Chapters 11 and 12 of Fireweed and Chapter 16 of Fast Break have now been posted.

2/13/06 - Chapter 15 of Fast Break has now been posted.

2/10/06 - Chapters 13 and 14 of Fast Break have now been posted.

2/08/06 - Chapter 10 of Fireweed and Chapter 12 of Fast Break have now been posted.

2/05/06 - Chapter 9 of Fireweed and Chapter 11 of Fast Break have now been posted.

2/01/06 - Chapter 8 of Fireweed and Chapter 10 of Fast Break have now been posted.

1/28/06 - Chapter 9 of Fast Break has now been posted.

1/26/06 - Chapter 7 of Fireweed has now been posted. Also added links on the Projects page to PDA Fiction where you can download some of stories in eBook format.

1/23/06 - Chapter 6 of Fireweed and Chapter 8 of Fast Break has now been posted.

1/18/06 - Chapter 7 of Fast Break has now been posted.

1/12/06 - Well the contest has ended and, alas, I did not win. Here is Two LIves, One Heart, the story I wrote for the Solstice Challenge at the Academy.

1/9/06 - I stayed home from work today to try and get over whatever has me down. Other than not having much of a voice left after coughing constantly for the past 3 days, I'm feeling somewhat better. And I managed to get another chapter of Fast Break finished.

1/8/06 - I have posted the next chapter of Fireweed. I had hoped to have some more written on Fast Break but I've spent most of the weekend in bed with the office cold that has been making the rounds.

1/2/06 - Hope you had a safe and happy new year. I've posted the next chapters of Fireweed and Fast Break.

12/30/05 - I've posted the beginning chapters of Fireweed, the next installment of the Sweetwater Saga, and Fast Break, a story with brand new characters. I'm trying something new and writing both of these stories at the same time, alternating between the two. I hope you like them.

12/17/05 - Updated my site. Organi now has it's very own page with the complete story. I've also added a Projects page to let you see what I've got in mind for future books. With the holiday season upon us, I probably won't have much in the way of updates until after the new year. Have a wonderful holiday and don't forget to check out the Academy of Bards Challenge. I'll post the story I submitted as soon as the voting is over.

11/27/05 - The end of Organi has been posted. I hope you liked the story.

11/25/05 - Finally!! Part 9 of Organi has been posted. Thank you for your patience.

11/18/05 - The cover for Sweetwater has been finalized and I think it's a really good one (maybe 'cause it uses one of my own photos). <bg>

11/6/05 - I find myself having to apologize again for not getting Organi updated. My father has been in the hospital for the past couple of weeks and my free time has been been spent seeing to him and my mother. I will update Organi as soon as possible. I thank you for your patience.

10/17/05 - I'm off to Orlando. I do apologize for not getting Organi finished before I time just got away from me these last couple of weeks. We started a pre-edit on Sweetwater and I'm really looking forward to seeing how good the book is when the edit is complete. Can't wait for August to see it in print. Hope to see some of you at Bard Con.

10/2/05 - I posted Part 8 of Organi.

9/25/05 - I'm again proud to announce Regal Crest will publish the next two installments of the Sweetwater Sagas -Bozeman and Rolling Thunder- in May and November 2007.

9/24/05 - I'm happy to see that Rita wasn't as bad as first expected but it did manage to create quite a bit of damage. Please keep the folks in the Gulf Coast in your prayers.

9/19/05 - I started a Yahoo Group for announcements.

9/18/05 - I posted Part 7 of Organi.

8/27/05 - I posted Part 6 of Organi.

9/2/05 - My heart goes out to the victims of Katrina. To see so many suffering the losses that they have is beyond understanding. I think of them constantly, hoping that the aid they so desperately need will soon reach them. I've added 2 links above to organizations that are accepting donations and ask you to help any way you can.

8/27/05 - I posted Part 5 of Organi.

8/20/05 - I posted Part 4 of Organi.

8/16/05 - I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that Sweetwater, a combination of the Sweetwater and Bannack stories posted on this site with a complete rewrite including lots of new scenes, will be published by Regal Crest next summer.

8/7/05 - I posted Part 3 of Organi. Now that I've got my computer problems seemingly behind me things are going much better for writing.

7/30/05 - I posted Part 2 of Organi. Unfortunately, computer problems this past week preventing me from writing as much as I had hope. The computer situation should be fixed this weekend and I should get more written this next week.

7/17/05 - I have posted the beginning of a new story (working title Organi). This one came to me and I've always wanted to try to write Sci-Fi so I'm giving it a shot. I haven't forgotten Jesse and Jennifer, I'm working on storylines for their next adventure even as I work on Organi. I've also posted my X&G story written for Bard Con this October.

5/8/05 - I am planning to attend Bard Con in Orlando this October and am writing a X&G original story for a project in conjunction with Bard Con. As soon as that story is completed, I will be starting on another Sweetwater Saga with Jesse and Jennifer.

5/7/05 - Rolling Thunder - the Sweetwater Sagas re-edited and new scenes added - was submitted to a publisher (who shall remain nameless for the time being).

5/2/05 - Website created