People often ask me which book is my favorite. That’s like asking me which of my three children is my favorite. I have loved writing each of my fourteen books. Each has presented different challenges. Each brings a particular joy. However (there is always a however, isn’t there?) if I was forced to choose, I’d say A Great and Terrible …
The book is out. Now what?
I AM SITTING on my back porch. It’s a chilly, breezy day with rain showers threatening. The app, Merlin, is open on my iPhone advising me that the sounds I’m hearing are those of Carolina chickadees, Northern cardinals, a red-eyed vireo, and … what? An orchard oriole? That would be a lifer, if true. A mug of hot tea sits …