I’m so thankful this month for the publication of Paper Lantern Writers’ third anthology of short historical fiction, Destiny Comes Due. This year,...

This October, after you have carved pumpkins and hung ghosts from your porch, curl up with a pumpkin spice latte and read Alina Rubin’s newest book,...

September has always meant back to school and the hint of cooler days. This year, though, it brings the release of my seventh novel! Innocents at...

  It’s August, so it’s probably hot where you are. Where I live in California, we just had a two-week spell of 100 degree days, and more days...

I turn 67 years old this July, and I will celebrate with a family barbecue around our pool. Family time has become more precious than presents to...

Imagine you are on a wooden ship in the middle of the storm. The waves are spilling onto the deck. The wind is threatening to break the mast. The...

Summer is my favorite season because I love pools, rivers, lakes, and beaches. They are such wonderful places to read books! This year, between the...

May brings sunshine, springtime, flowers, and time to read in the sun. I love gardening, and my yard is full of green sprouts and flower buds. In...

They say April showers bring May flowers. Is it raining where you live? In California we’ve had a lot of rain this season, for a change. My...

The Paper Lantern Writers are starting 2024 off with a bang! Two of our members have new books out this month. Make a resolution to read them both,...

This is the month for giving thanks. I’d like to start by being thankful for family, friends, and good books. I’m also thankful for all...

October is the beginning of the holiday season—Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas—and a perfect time to curl up with a book and a pumpkin spice...

  I hope September brings thoughts of cooling weather and the beginning of Fall for everyone. Even though the month can still be hot, my...

August marks the end of summer for me, not because the warm weather goes away, but because school starts by the end of August and for twenty years I...