This summer on my balcony felt quite magical. A pair of hummingbirds discovered my Dollar Tree feeder and returned again and again for a dri...

For many years I would entertain myself with podcasts from Radiolabs, an NPR-backed radio program that combines interviews and sound effects...

I just completed my new book, Carnivorous Plants for Kids . I get many 4-8 year-olds that come to book signing events and my other book, A L...

My love for music began when I was about 10 years old in the 1970s. My sister and I would record our favorite songs from Casey Kasem's T...

Years ago, about 25 give or take, I drove to a nursery in Maryland to purchase a Monstera deliciosa , also known as the Swiss Cheese Plant b...

Accuracy is incredibly important when writing a story that involves actual locations and settings. Historical facts are as well. This I woul...

I hope you won’t think this is sick, but I have something to admit. I like tragedies. I like to see them unfold on TV. The bigger, the bette...