Tears in My Gumbo

Tears in My Gumbo

When I’m not writing, I love to cook. However, this wasn’t my day.(I should have kept on writing.) NEVERTHELESS, this is an AMAZING truly authentic New Orleans gumbo recipe. A few weeks ago, Mical and I had a gumbo-making day. Because we live in New...
Chicken Paws?!

Chicken Paws?!

Raw Chicken Feet Have you ever noticed health nuts are evangelists? They’re passionate to the point of tears. I know because I gave birth to one and am married to another. Our daughter Amy has gone on about the benefits of bone broth so long that my eyes glaze over...
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

While scouring through hundreds of articles and squinting to read 150 -year–old newspaper accounts like those above, I found the most profound and concise information in an obscure document written by doctorate student, Hyejung Grace Kong, in Seoul, Korea. Below...
New Orleans- Our Fascinating World

New Orleans- Our Fascinating World

I love history! That’s one of the reasons I love living in New Orleans so much. My most recent book is set here. The first one I wrote was a Biblical fiction set in 49AD. I had to imagine what the ancient cities of Athens and Ephesus looked like two thousand years...
The Tricky Task of Diagnosing Lyme-My Journey

The Tricky Task of Diagnosing Lyme-My Journey

On a summer day in 1998, I had no idea my life would change dramatically by something as small as a pin head.  That night while I was taking a bath, I noticed a tiny brown tick on my stomach. We lived in North Louisiana on acreage. Our Sheltie romped in the...