Something interesting happened recently. Four years ago, I wrote A Lightness in My Soul, a WWII novella about a boy who is taken to the concentration camp, Dachau, by American troops. My friend, Marion, had met an old man in a car repair shop and he’d told her his story as a teen. Despite my […]
Making Sense of 2025 Read More »
As 2024 draws to a close, I realize how grateful I am for you, dear readers, doing what I love doing anyway. Life is at times challenging as we prepare for another surgery for my dear husband, but I have vowed to recognize those things that give me joy. It’s been a year of ups and
My mother, too, for that matter. I think of and miss my parents every day. As war children they endured terrible hardship. I believe watching another madman bring us to the brink of WWIII would be more than they could bear. I’ve been waiting to share my thoughts because I so struggle with this development,
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My father, Günter, the rock of my childhood and the hero of my stories, has passed away at the age of 92. War child, dye maker, wood and metal artist, husband, father, brother, uncle, grandpa and great grandfather – how do you capture a man’s life in words? As a youth, he survived a World
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Friends, I know it’s been a while. Other than the WWII novella, A Lightness in My Soul, I haven’t created any new English language works. But now, finally, I present to you an exciting new historical novel, called “The Scent of a Storm.” Over the years I’ve been meeting many people whose family members, parents
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Corona doesn’t leave us alone, so I’ve been using the time to translate a couple of books into German and to write a “how to” about developing historical novels. We did attempt to go on one vacation on Kos, Greece, but the restrictions were so severe that it was neither very relaxing nor enjoyable. Sadly,
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Last week I showed my amazing daughter-in-law, Mar, some of the historical spots of my WWII novel Surviving the Fatherland. She also helps me with marketing on Instagram and Facebook. It so happens that we live a five-minute walk from the places, my parents and main protagonists endured the war. We stopped by the old
Last Sunday, authors and guests met for a hike and some readings in an area known for its heathers and bogs. This was only the second event since Corona began and it felt amazing to be outdoors sharing my WWII novel WHEN THEY MADE US LEAVE. The great Michael Völkel entertained us with medieval music
Open-Air Reading, Award News and a New Release Read More »
Liebe Leser, ich wünsche Ihnen ein paar schöne Tage, wenn sie vielleicht auch nicht wie gewohnt stattfinden können. Gerade heute las ich, dass wir uns jetzt auf uns konzentrieren können, vielleicht ein wenig nach innen horchen, uns selbst etwas Gutes tun. Dieses Gute, dieser Respekt, den wir uns selbst zeigen, wirkt sich dann auch auf
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