Heritage!

 

Before I ever started writing my fantasy trilogy, The 

Alban Saga, which takes place in present-day Scotland, or my new fantasy novel, Ailionn, set in Ireland in AD 1, I had traveled to both countries several times. From my first visit to each, I felt at home—a sense that I belonged there.

My brother sent this image, which features a saying about heritage. After my experiences, it struck me as incredibly true and poignant. I wanted to share it with you.

ANOTHER MILESTONE!! Over 200,000 Pageviews Of My Blog From Around The Globe!

    

When we walk together, we learn from each other.

My blog has reached another milestone that I'm very excited about! Since starting my Author's Blog in November of 2013, I've had over 200,000  pageviews, and it's been viewed and read in over 147 countries.

I want to thank everyone for their interest in my work and for joining me on this journey!

To Learn More About My Books, Poetry, Music, or To Contact Me, simply click one of the links at the top of the blog.

About Democracy!

Graphic & Definition provided by Michael Moore.

Democracy in the United States has been a work in progress since its inception, and right now it is in crisis. The current administration and their cronies have done everything in their power to take us backwards in their attempt to eliminate all three of these basic principles of democracy!

The upcoming midterm elections are critical, if we want to "keep" our democracy and start moving forward again towards a "more perfect union." As Benjamin Franklin reportedly said when asked at the end of the 1787 Constitutional Convention what kind of government had been created:

"A republic, if you can keep it."

To do that, we must be informed and engaged! We must vote, vote, vote as never before, if we are to end what is happening and restore our democracy and our country in our own eyes, as well as the eyes of the world!

A SEPTEMBER CELEBRATION!!

I just wanted to share something fun with you. More people from more countries read my blog, and it received more page views during September 2026 than in any other month since I began the blog in November 2014! The previous record for page views in a month was in June 2025 when there were 12,330 page views. But last month, there were more than twice that number:

25,821 page views!

Over the last two years in particular, more and more people from more countries have been reading my blog, and more people are reading my books than ever before!

IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME THAT YOU ARE ENJOYING MY BLOG, MUSIC, POETRY, COMMENTS, AND ESPECIALLY MY BOOKS!

THANK YOU!!