Aug 10
When Inspiration Strikes... You Listen
Early one morning, in March 2017, I woke up with two lines in my head: "My name is Lilac Sophia Carpenter, and I'm sixteen years old. I'm...
Jan 23
If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking...
Emily Dickinson's poetry has always had a huge impact on me, my life, and even my writing. In high school, her words gave me permission...
Oct 15, 2023
Europe Day Three: Bath, Jane Austen, & Poetry in Motion
Wednesday, September 27 I'm someone who has always had a strong intuition, someone who has learned, over the years, to appreciate and...
Oct 14, 2023
Europe Day Two: London to Bath
Tuesday, September 26 I landed in London! It feels like a dream, feels like yesterday. The last time I was here, it was on the heels of a...
Oct 14, 2023
Europe Day One: PHL to LDN
Monday, September 25 Today starts a great adventure... I'm nervous. I'm excited. Thankfully, the excitement is overriding the...
Oct 14, 2023
Susan's Spiritual Pilgrimage - A European Adventure (Preview)
This is the start of not only a new chapter of my life, but a new story that's being written with every moment, every breath, every...
Sep 23, 2023
4-0, Let's Go!
(Click the slideshow for full-size pics) It's raining outside--the sky is grey and cloud-covered and it's pretty dismal out--but there is...
Sep 11, 2023
The Courage to Set Yourself Free
“I had a breakdown tonight. A thousand different feelings whirling within me, gathering strength over these past few weeks until they...
May 18, 2022
Introducing ASHES IN AUTUMN!
Go back to the beginning and learn more about the reclusive soldier from GOLD IN THE DAYS OF SUMMER and THE LAST LETTER in this new...
Nov 11, 2021
East of Everywhere is Now Available!
It’s been almost a decade since the end of the war, when the telegram first arrived at their house on Lennox Lane. Four years since the...
