The author reflects on their unexpected retirement, filled with editing, writing, and client projects rather than leisure. While swamped with manuscripts, they cherish their freedom to choose work and revel in literary pursuits. Despite the chaos, they celebrate a fulfilling life filled with adventures, creativity, and upcoming events like a book signing.
Retirement Didn’t Slow Me Down. It Set Me Free.
December 2025 was the month that changed everything. Just not in the way I expected. Within a matter of weeks, I underwent a total knee replacement after a fall that had slowly robbed me of the ability to do the things I loved. At almost the same time, the company where I had spent more …
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The Emotional Depth of Hiro-J: A Dialogue with P.S. Barlett
In this episode of The Indie Shelf, we sit down with P.S. Barlett to explore the emotional depth, scientific intrigue, and romantic tension that make her novel Hiro-J so compelling.
Meet Peggy Stankiewicz – CanvasRebel Magazine
Meet Peggy Stankiewicz - CanvasRebel Magazine — Read on canvasrebel.com/meet-peggy-stankiewicz/ I was interviewed a few weeks ago, and I hadn't heard anything, but they decided to use it. 🙂 Cool beans! I featured several photos of reviews and authors I have had the pleasure to work with in case that's a little confusing lol
Adventure, Danger, and Being a Crazy GenX Kid
Ever since I was a child, I have loved to travel. Ever since I was a child, I have loved to travel. I was the perfect travel kid. Even when I went places with just me and my parents, I could always find things to do to keep myself busy. Of course, being a Gen …
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Gratitude | Just Breathe
Big smiles!Life goes up and down.Life goes in and out.Life breathes its purpose into us and then sucks it back out.Then it breathes again.We see so much inside our hearts and minds.We see our desires. We see our dreams. We see our shortcomings. We see so many faults within ourselves and others instead of the …
I Do Love My #Baltimore Hons!
Although I'm considered a Baltimore "Hon" and I'm called one at least several times a day, I was a little girl during the height of the "Hon" era. I'm sure many of you have been fortunate enough to have seen many John Waters flicks, Hairspray probably being the biggest hit of all, and although a …
Taking This Time to Get to Know Yourself
I have a lot of beliefs that are very personal to me. I don’t share most of them here because let’s face it, the nature of many is to push away things that they either aren’t interested in learning, they don’t have the time for (biggest excuse) or it clashes with their beliefs and therefore …
Our Trip to Amsterdam and the Rest of the Story | Part II
Part II - March 12, 2020 Okay so I’ve slacked off long enough and it’s about time I finish this travel blog thing. Well...almost. I hope you all got a chance to watch my video on the last blog because as much as I love writing, video is NOT my thing. I’m super self-critical of …
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Awkward and Weird but Hey! It’s Me! #Video Debut!
Help! Haha I did it! Maybe a few beers at a cookout today helped but here I am! I hope it gets better...and easier...and less awkward!
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