My mom has been on my mind lately…a lot. She died in October before she would have turned eighty the following January. I just turned eighty.

As an author, there are few thrills greater than witnessing readers dive into the world you've created. Recently, I had the privilege of being the guest at a book club where members had read and were there to discuss my novel, Owl in the Oak Tree.

I’ve always been interested in people—what makes them alike, what makes them different . . . what makes them tick. So I studied psychology.