by Laura | Blog, The Year of Living Courageously
Talk About Ironic I’m a novelist, so I dabble with irony on a weekly, if not daily, basis. I like the sting at the end of a short mystery, the reversal in the middle of a thriller. Think serial killer falling victim to a serial killer. Or animal rights activist...
by Laura | Blog, The Year of Living Courageously
When I first conceived of this project, I intended it to be a book. I wanted to spend a year being deliberate about my life, instead of letting it rush past me like rapids over a spear of water grass. I crafted chapter titles like “Opening Up,” “Diving In,” and...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
Marshal Zeringue, at Campaign for the American Reader, asked me what I was reading. Here was the answer I was happy to supply: I’m currently reading Mr. Ives’ Christmas by Oscar Hijuelos, which seems appropriate since Christmas is just around the corner. It’s a tale...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
Those of us in the military, or married to military members—and I’ve been on both sides of that equation—are used to starting over. Every time we move, we enroll the kids in new schools, meet new neighbors, try four churches before we find a good fit, search out new...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
I didn’t plan to trade one uniform for another when I got medically retired from the Air Force, but that’s what happened. I ended up as a mall security officer at Fernglen Galleria, not too far from where my Grandpa Atherton lives in Vernonville, Virginia. Supposedly,...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
Hi, Elaine Viets here. I never blurb novels unless I like them. I loved “Die Buying,” the first book in Laura DiSilverio’s new mall cop series. It’s a good mystery for a good cause. Laura is donating the proceeds to the Wounded Warrior Project. Laura was a...