I recently placed a copy of If Roses Were Blue (my children’s adventure, gently based on the issue of child abuse) in Little Free Libraries. I started with the local neighborhood, then thought why not the whole county? I accessed their website for all locations in Santa Barbara County, printed the maps, wrote in the addresses, and loaded up my car. Road trip! In 7 days, I placed a copy at every site I could find from Carpinteria to Guadalupe. That’s 82 miles as the crow flies, but like all...

You might agree that in this time of abuse allegations, human trafficking concerns, and general negativity, it’s refreshing to find such a positive outlook. It seems the team at the Eric Hoffer Awards appreciates it too. I am thrilled to announce that 101 Ways to Wow! Our World has received an honorable mention from the Eric Hoffer Book Awards, “honoring freethinking writers and independent books of exceptional merit.” Out of more than 2500 entries, that places 101 Ways in the top 10%, and...

What if fairies exist but we just haven’t tuned into their frequency? Now I know what you’re thinking. Come on! Fairies? That’s crazy! Well, you know what else was crazy? Air travel Heart surgery Auras: light fields around people and things Spontaneous healing Mind-body connection Space flight Distance communications devices DNA Mind-blowing amount of information on a computer chip… Here’s the thing: the more we consider that the impossible may be possible, well, that’s when the magic...