We boarded our small cruise ship on December 19, 2025. We'd taken the 'red eye' from Phoenix the day before and spent the night in a hotel near the cruise harbor. The flight, as usual, was easy. The airports, as usual, were not. We don't mind flying at all, it's the airports we can't stand. Larry had searched out and found a terrific deal to get us to San Juan. We got First Class seats for about the price of Premium Economy. The only problem: we left at 1 a.m. So we took the shuttle to Phoenix, and after checking our one suitcase, we dragged our carry-on to the Admiral Club, our premium tickets in hand.

In between projects, I started work on a novella about a young man named Randy Stuart and his solitary experience hitchhiking through Europe and northern Africa in 1970. It's inspired by my husband's ...

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Synopsis: A retired couple sails away on the cruise of a lifetime - around the world! But just as they get into the excursions, fabulous food, and carefree days, Rob witnesses their neighbor thrown ov...

Rob and Kris Lawter, both retired now are taking the cruise of a lifetime around the world. This is written as a travelogue with murder! When the Lawters see someone being thrown overboard and report ...

Despite a background in technical writing, I love writing fiction about strong women. I'm descended from strong Pioneer Women who worked alongside their fathers, brothers, or husbands on farms in Texa...

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During our 2018 Moroccan trip, we took the train from London to Paris and then to Barcelona. But when we arrived at Gibraltar, an English-speaking British territory, I had to reveal my talons for the first time. It's a bit of a story, so sit back and enjoy the read. After visiting Barcelona, we realized our timeline would force us to zip through the rest of Spain with one short overnight stop in Madrid.