Although I am sad I won’t be attending Hockey Romance Night with the Grand Rapids Griffins this coming weekend due to my migraines, it was the right choice. This has been a tough, tough week due to the erratic weather (30+ degree temperature shifts in a single day are BRUTAL for me). I did manage to squeeze in a really enjoyable afternoon out on Saturday but mostly I’m counting down the days to my upcoming doctor’s appointment in a few weeks and holding onto hope that we can

This week I made some tough choices AND had some good things happen, so let’s get into it! Migraines have been … not great and I made the incredibly tough decision to drop out of Hockey Romance Night with the Grand Rapids Griffins. That has nothing to do with the event or the organizers, they are wonderful! It’s simply that I don’t physically feel up to it. Because the migraines have been so debilitating for the past few months, I haven’t been able to adequately prepare for

Once again, life has been a little bonkers (just typed binkers, which made me giggle for some reason). There are still some migraines happening and I can’t WAIT until my appointment later this month. My keyboard randomly decided it no longer needed to work, so I had to wait for a new one to arrive. Last week, my PA, Kim, and the people in her household all had Covid, so Kim & I threw in the towel and said, “fuck it, we’re doing the bare minimum”. Usually that includes the new

Eee! I am so excited! I KNOW how much you all loved Tanner & Leif and how much you love the recordings James Edward Jones does. He did a fabulous recording Game Misconduct and I really, really think you’re going to love hearing it in audio. If you haven’t started the audio for the series, now is a great time to do it as the series is now complete in audio (minus the extra Christmas at O’Neill’s novella coming in December). I wish I had something more clever to say about i

I wish I could tell you that life has totally calmed down but, alas, it has not. You probably guess that when you didn’t get a message from me last week. I’ve had a few migraines (boo!) and my mom had to go to the emergency room via an ambulance after passing out and falling. She wasn’t hurt but given her age, they had to be thoroughly checked out to be sure it wasn’t a heart attack or stroke. She came home the next day but it took about a week to figure out the diagnosis. It

I know you’re probably confused about why my newsletters have been so erratic lately, but life has been a little wild. Some good, some bad. My migraines were truly terrible at the end of August. Thank you for all of your kind words and suggestions. The wild shifts in barometric pressure have settled a little in the past week and I don’t want to jinx it, but my migraines have been better since. Not gone, but a lot better. That’s one of the really positive things. The other p

Pretty soon after I started writing the Scoring Chances series I got a vague idea for a Christmas story set at O’Neill’s Pub. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to work it into my schedule last year. When I looked at the second half of this year though, I realized it would fit perfectly! It’ll be a cozy holiday novella set in the pub featuring a hockey player and cute but nerdy accountant who knows nothing about hockey. When O’Neill’s Pub owner Liam retires and sells the place to

I’m alive! Still battling periodic migraine attacks as the weather shifts back and forth but this week was much better than last week. I’ve been heavily prioritizing rest and gentle exercise. I got a super cute puzzle that is the front of a flower shop! The name of the shop is Wonder & Bloom, which of course reminded me of Seb’s shop, Twig & Bloom in Cheap Shot. I couldn’t resist buying the puzzle when I spotted it in Home Goods a few week ago. It’s only 500 pieces (about h