I’m back home in California. It’s good to see my family again, but already I’m missing Croatia. Today I’ll be discussing a couple Croatian quirks. But first, my new holiday release is out. Best friends Scott and Marco meet on a rooftop on Christmas Eve, each temporarily escaping from his difficult home life. With no …
Kiwi Slang Thanks, Kim, for hosting me today J The first thing that struck me when I started thinking about what to write for this post, was that, as a Kiwi (which is how we New Zealander’s refer to ourselves), most of the slang I use is what I speak every day. So how …
When Kim first suggested this blog idea, I was very excited. I’ve lived a lot of places, but we settled on the delightful, evocatively named Fishkill, NY for me to talk about. It’s been some time since I lived there. I was a different person then, on a rigorous, almost killer, career track from which …
I’ve returned from Bosnia for my final week in Croatia. It’s been pretty wet here and I have a ton of work to do. But when the sun snuck out for a short time this afternoon, I couldn’t resist a stroll. I love the way the light was hitting this church. You …
This is Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina. I’ve spent a lot of time in Croatia, but this week was my first visit to Bosnia (unless you count 10 minutes along the Dalmatian coastline). Bosnia has stolen my heart and broken it. It’s a beautiful place. You can tell that from the …
Did you get your free copy of Equipoise? Today’s the last day. Today I want to discuss grocery shopping. Yawn, right? Except if you’re doing it in another country–a country where you don’t speak the language–it becomes an adventure! I lived here before (for 5 months last time), so I did learn a …
I’d like to thank Kim for allowing me to talk about a quaint little custom you’ll find down here in Florida known as “early bird specials.” I’m a native New Yorker, and of course I’d heard the term “early bird special” before moving to Florida. The thing is, up in NY, it meant department store …
Today’s the release date for my newest novella, Housekeeping. That gorgeous American Gothic-inspired cover is by the amazing Paul Richmond. Here’s the blurb: When Nicky Hauser walks in on his restaurant-owner boyfriend having sex with a waiter, Nicky loses his lover, his job, and his home all in one night. Although he’s nearly thirty, he’s …
All right, Johnnie here, stop three. I’ve had to borrow Henry’s car as mine’s getting worked over by a couple of grease monkeys. What happened? You ain’t got to know, so mind your potatoes. Let’s just say it involved a halfwit named Glen, a few minutes of feeling good before several days of feeling like …
Defining Distance in a Relationship Long-distance relationships are nothing new, just ask Antony and Cleopatra. But with the advent of internet and the infinite ease of communication, they have gotten a lot more common and rather less fraught with angst (well, theoretically). Most people take “long-distance” to mean that a couple is in separate states, …