What Did Victorian Servants Do?

When I was in my early twenties, I lived with and worked for a wealthy family for a few months. They seemed wealthy to me, anyway. After all, they had live-in help—ME. I folded the family’s laundry in particular ways, vacuumed the white carpet in a system that made...

Meet Lucy Banning

I’m thrilled with the cover of my first novel! Lucy Banning was born on October 8, 1871 in Chicago. Does the date ring a bell? Mrs. O’Leary’s cow usually gets the blame for the Great Fire of Chicago, though it’s unlikely the poor cow had anything to do with it....

Making Dreams Come True

I’ve met Steve Reginald in person exactly twice. But he used to be in the publishing biz at several different companies, and he would surface every now and then to offer me work-for-hire writing projects. Work means money, so I was always glad to hear from him. (Plus...