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 …
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 …
In my most successful novel in Germany, When the Skies Rained Freedom, about the post-war period in Berlin and the Berlin Airlift, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, I could add many important details thanks to my eyewitness and survivor, Loni Tiemann. Last week, I had the honor not only of visiting her, but …
