A couple of years ago, I lost everything (including, very nearly, my mind) in hurricane Katrina. The writing community came together in an AMAZING way to help me and my family – not only financially, but emotionally. Because of that, I’m back on my feet, writing, and published. Authors and editors are […]

I’m not sure how to even say this — heck, I can barely type it because my hands are shaking. But…
2 1/2 years ago we lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. Insurance didn’t cover anything because although we had hurricane insurance, we didn’t have flood insurance (hello…we were two miles inland and 30ft. about sea […]

Two years ago, All About Romance spearheaded a benefit to aid Katrina victims. As a recipient of Katrina charity — and once again, I cannot thank everyone who helped enough — I can tell you that AAR, romance readers, authors, and the publishing industry did a wonderful thing.
And they’re doing it again.
This year, they […]

I make fun of Steph and her love of pointing out things in life (and novels) that come full circle, but she pointed out something last night that was just too eerie.
Okay, you know that Riding The Storm came out of hurricane Katrina, that it released two years to the day that I evacuated from […]

It’s been months since I last updated anyone (pretty much including my family) on the hurricane Katrina progress. Well, turns out, THERE IS NO PROGRESS.
Last summer, we hired a contractor to work on our Ocean Springs, MS., house that was destroyed in Katrina. The house was supposed to be finished by the end […]

Last night I watched the NFL pregame show before the Saints-Bears game. Then I watched the Bears soundly spank the Saints…but I couldn’t get the pregame show off my mind. The show had highlighted a lot of the problems still facing New Orleans, and what sticks in my mind is one woman who […]

One year ago today, hurricane Katrina destroyed a lot of lives and property.
My family was among those who got slapped around by Katrina. Pretty hard. We lost everything but what we evacuated with, but the thing is, a year later, it’s not the loss that haunts survivors.
I handled the whole thing pretty well […]

The moving guy is coming today to assess our household goods in order to schedule the packers and loaders. If you have a ton of stuff, they need more time.
We used to need a LOT of time. We had a LOT of stuff. I used to dread not only the […]