Category: nature, inspiration
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Memories and Monuments: The Story of Bare Trees
My three “Journey” novels featuring Nina, her English Setter Harry, and friends Alex, Meredith, and Miguel, take place in rural central Virginia. Its rolling hills, sunny fields, and winding roads are beautiful. During recent drives through that area, with green leaves and spring blossoms emerging, my eyes seemed to focus on the bare, leafless silhouettes…
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How Geese Teach Us About Teamwork
Hello folks, and hopefully, happy early Spring, Calli and I were out for a very breezy walk yesterday morning when I heard a rather loud ongoing conversation. Usually, my neighborhood is quite quiet in the early morning. I couldn’t make out the words of the conversation, but it seemed to get closer. I suddenly discovered…
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Cozy Mystery Novel: Friendship and Community Unraveled
Hello Folks, I’ve finished the first draft of my new novel, which is both a combination of cozy mystery and YA literary fiction. I hope you’ll like it. I think it hits important social concepts the world seems to be struggling with now: kindness, trust and cooperation. I’m working with 100 Covers for the front…
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Effective Stress Relief Techniques for Everyday Life
I’m pleased that my non-fiction book on stress relief and self-care is finally published and available to the public. It is a combination of my self-care choices for the past many decades and a call to those who frequently ignore their own self-care in the busy pursuit of caring for others: other people, pets, institutions,…
Suanne Lewis
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Nina’s Five Simple Ways to Beat Stress Reminds of Continuous Need for Mindfulness
With my idea to develop a companion workbook for my novel, Bridges of Resilience: A Teenage Journey of Friendship, Courage, and Discovery, I’ve been engrossed in learning something new and experimenting with the results. It has been a challenge to one who is not very tech savvy, but Nina’s Five Simple Ways to Beat Stress and Anxiety is…
Suanne Lewis
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The Whimsical World of Wizened Owl Rocks and Chipmunk Shenanigans
I’ve been so busy finishing projects, I was delighted to have a quiet, misty day with the vestiges of Hurricane Debbie seeming to slow everything down. My sidekick, Calli (Callipoo or Calliope Jane), seemed bored enough to bark and grumble at the lone chipmunk in the back yard cavorting around our small pond and waterfall.…