Are you an organ donor? Apparently, there's always a need. In fact, a recent news story concerning a patient who has been denied a new...

My first passport photo I know a lot about cults, because I grew up in one. My childhood memories are littered with outlier stories, some...

I've been thinking today about lifespans and life expectancy. Probably because COVID has inspired conversations with friends and...

Why do we know so little about our ancestors? Recently, my husband reminded me of a bit of history. Not ancient Roman history. Not even...

I think my dad's brain was wired for the end of the world. As an agnostic, he was consumed with bomb shelters back in the 50s. He wanted...

The above photo of Ronda taken through the arch of the parador definitely captured a good memory. When I'm in Spain, I love to visit the...

Malaga Plaza I've written about the Spanish before and how the older generation appears to view wealth. This may be changing with the...

My office at the Neptuno coffee shop in Torre Del Mar, Spain I’ve often been asked how an ordinary woman who earned an ordinary income...

Several years ago, I published my third book — Have We Been Screwed?/Trading Freedom for Fairy Tales. It's part autobiographical part...

Below you will find the very first blog post for my recently retired website Creative Paths to Freedom. This is the post that launched ...

My idea of a social gathering is to drink Spanish coffee seaside while watching people. I tend to avoid social gatherings even though I...

Ta dah! As an author of books, articles, a blog, and more, I love a good, old fashioned interview. Nothing compares to coming out of the...

Could writing be an addiction? Am I an addict? Do words serve as a form of self-administered healing? If I don't get my daily writing fix...

The Mesquita in Cordoba, Spain Believe it or not, I used to write guest posts for other people's travel websites. My main reason for...

Thanks for taking a look at my books! Adventure, travel, creative lifestyles, and personal freedom are a few of my favorite topics to...

As a writer of psychological murder mysteries ... I ponder this question often. In order to write a believable story, I need create...

Some of us travel I wrote the article below in 2015. Little did I know that I'd be in the middle of a world pandemic five years later. I...

Traveling is good for us. Traveling abroad is really good for us. However, we reap greater benefits when we travel less as a tourist and...

Me walking winding paths in Ravello, Italy, shortly after retirement When I retired at age 54 from a wonderful career as a public school...

I write psychological murder mysteries. Before that, I read psychological murder mysteries. My favorite writer is Ruth Rendell, a British...