M. RICHARDS

It blows my mind when I realize I AM old enough to have a 15-year-old grandson. This beautiful boy turned 15 on Saturday. He is the one...

I'm so tired of grief. I named him Carmichael, my grief. He's my constant companion and I'm sick to death of him. He lurks in the...

Yes, I did! But it wasn't easy getting there! We flew from St. Louis to Chicago. O'Hare...Need I say more? Raise your hand if you've ever...

The Chef's Hat – A Fiction Short Story by Mary Richards – Reedsy Prompts I recently discovered Reedsy, a website that has a million...

When I started messing around with this blog, my goal was to post something every week. That has not happened. I don't even know why....

I just got back from our annual Kentucky Lake trip. 11 years and going strong! This group of women were among the teachers I first worked...

We all get sucked into the "what if this" and "what if that" game. We just do. We are human. I've been playing it a lot lately. Too much....

I just completed an amazing workshop hosted by Writing Away Refuge about how to use social media to market your book. Now I know why...

So, the Thursday before Easter, I had a wreck. A big one. With three of my grandkids in the car with me. Jesus was definitely riding with...

Today we celebrate the risen Christ! Easter is always a day of forgiveness, new hope, fresh starts. This particular Easter Sunday also...

Hello Friends! I'm moving along with my book. I sent it to my editor last week and I feel great about my feedback. Could this really...

Yesterday this big, sweet guy should have been 65. I know the common phrase is "would have been," but my heart and brain agree, he should...

My sweet Millie was under the weather today, so she was forced to spend the day, all by herself, no sisters, no cousins, just Millie and...

My daughter, Kate, sent me this picture earlier in the week. I've had a hard time looking at it. So, today I really studied it. This...

In my quest to write the most interesting novel possible, I'm seeing characters on TV shows in a whole different light. I happened on Mad...

This has been a year of change for me. I've had to reinvent myself as an I, me; no more we or us. Our house has become my house. Our dog...

My family nicknamed wretched Covid 19, "The Covis." Almost everyone in the extended family has had "The Covis" in one form or another,...

I thought I might share my first chapter, just in case anyone is interested. I need to pique your interest. The business of getting...

Meet my new BFF, Gintonica. I have found her to be great company on the nights that I stick my big toe in the rabbit hole. Tonight is one...

This has been a year of uncharted waters for me. Weaving my way through my relentless grief, writing a novel, and... you guessed it. I'm...