Once upon a time (about two minutes after I turned in the manuscript for JOEY) I thanked God for allowing me to write that story and then confidently, and assuredly, declared that I would never ever write another book about a horse…until I met a horse named Solomon.
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Launching hope one story at a time…
Launching hope one story at a time… What is hope? How would you define the word? Trust in a promise? Belief in something? An idea? This weekend I launched my first book. And it was glorious and beautiful; surreal and exciting. But what struck me the most about the day was that the launch of […]
Things I'm supposed to tell you and things I want to say
Five years ago I saw my silhouette reflected in the eyes of a blind horse. That night, as the setting sun transformed the evening sky, I gazed into almond shaped eyes set into the face of a black and white horse. A horse who could see nothing but darkness. I stood before the animal, transfixed. […]
Once upon a time a girl had a teeny tiny dream….
Once upon a time there was a girl (ok, so she’s really a grown woman who still thinks of herself as a girl) who had a dream. It was a nice dream. A good dream. A safe dream. Her dream was to write a book about a blind horse whose story had touched her heart. […]
First Joey Interview: On Writing, Horses, and Hope
While my daughter and I spend some quality time on the sofa binge watching Psych while waiting for the plague an annoying head cold to pass, I wanted to share my first official JOEY related interview with you. (ok, so in full disclosure this is my first official interview about anything ever! In fact, the whole idea that […]