It's June, It's June, It's June...

 Happy Thursday!

Wow. This  is the last full week of June (next week is just Sunday-Tuesday and then we start July!)

I continue to write, and I continue to await query responses for Shifter Secrets and contemplate how to get Sugar & Frost to readers. I've started the process of going through Sugar & Frost to see where I can expand on the descriptions, etc. I'm trying to increase the word count from 77k to at least 80k. It's doable, it's just going to take time. Both Sugar & Frost and Shifter Secrets are stories I'm determined  that I will somehow get to readers. I can't say for certain how, yet, but I'm determined. I wrote them to be shared, not to keep them to myself.

UnhingedPit pitching event is happening TODAY! (Check X/Twitter and BlueSky for info). I've got the privilege of being UnhingedPit's Official Ambassador. UnhingedPit is also celebrating 2 years of unhinged fun today, so Happy Birthday / Unhinged-iversary, UnhingedPit!

As for other stories, I'm playing it by ear. I've been working on several projects, so we'll see what happens.

June also marked 60 years my parents have been married (they got married on June 10, 1966). They were high school sweethearts. Yes, they're still alive. I'm deeply grateful to them, their marriage, and commitment to God, each other, their family, friends, and community at large. They taught me a lot about what it meant to have a successful marriage, to be a wife, friend, companion, and to be a faith-filled person.

Father's Day was an ordinary day in my household (we didn't really do anything to celebrate, but that's okay, I've got something in mind; I just couldn't get it ready when I had originally intended to do so), but I'm grateful to Real Life Hero's constant support and despite ups and downs, continuing on. He's got a real sense of responsibility, which has been very, very helpful over the years. He's been my hero on more than one occasion, and my best friend.

I hope your start to the Summer has been fun and that fathers everywhere had a great Father's Day! God bless to you all.

Have A Thrillingly Terrific Thursday!

February Follow-Up...

 Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Hope everyone is doing well. This will be a very short post --in many good ways February has been rather uneventful, but it's also been uneventful in ways that I wish had been more eventful, so it's been an okay month--not too bad. My eldest had a birthday, one of my brothers is a February birthday, one of my cousins had a birthday, and one of  my sisters had a wedding anniversary. So there are those things. :-)

I'm writing and editing, but other than that there isn't any author life news to report.

In my personal life, I've gotten some things taken care of for a family event happening later this year. It should be fun!

Pitch events have already happened on X, BlueSky, and Instagram Threads, so 2026 has had a strong start so far in that respect.

AND! If you missed a certain posts by @UnhingedPit (and ones by me) on X (Twitter) and BlueSky, I recommend you go check!

My St. Valentine's Day was rather quiet given we had a storm blowing through here in the evening. It's okay. I don't mind. But I hope all of you had a lovely St. Valentine's Day!

So, for now, just plugging along with the daily stuff. We'll see what March brings!

Have a Wonderfully Whimsical Wednesday!