Dear Hearts, Here we are in September (Already?)! You know what that means: The first of the “Brrr” months! Well - not hardly. At...

Dear Hearts, How about this month of August, eh? hot! Hot! HOT! Over here on the left coast of northern California, the entire summer...

Dear Hearts, In preparation for singing The Star-Spangled Banner at a couple of local events on this Fourth of July, and working with my...

Dear Hearts, Like many of you, I have thoroughly enjoyed movies based on The Avengers’ Marvel Comic series. Who doesn’t love a...

Dear Hearts, Ah, Mother’s Day! The one Sunday of the year Mom is showered with love and affection, flowers / candy / gifts, and a...

Dear Hearts, Spring has sprung in a mighty way! Here on the “left coast” of the U.S., we’re experiencing a superbloom. Magnificent fields...

Dear Hearts, I plan to add a “Book Review” button to the Happy Heart Writer website soon; and will regularly post reviews (once per...

Happy New Year, Dear Hearts! In the interest of New Year’s Resolutions’ tradition, I have to say, typically, I don’t make them. This...

A friend recently posted some Shakespeare-isms on social media. It got me thinking. Dear Hearts: I have mentioned many times that...

Dear Hearts: In light of recent occurrences in our country [USA] - which, actually, are not that recent as the layers and layers of...

Dear Hearts: It occurred to me this past month or so that it is imperative for each of you to be a part of a Mastermind situation....

Dear Hearts: Of late, it has come to my attention that this Happy Heart Writer has developed quite the list of linguistic pet peeves. ...

Dear Hearts: Quite often, I am asked the same following multiple questions: How do you go about writing a novel? Who do you know in the...

Dear Hearts: I would love to have taken credit for writing these "signs". But I cannot. Because I did not. I flat out stole the copy...

Dear Hearts: When folks discover that I am an author, their most frequent response is “I’ve always wanted to write a book. How do you do...

Dear Hearts, A few months ago, I found myself in need of a new set of violin strings. As a classically trained symphony violinist, I...

Dear Hearts, All writers need a break from time to time. It’s necessary to get out from behind the computer screen, typewriter, pen and...

Dear Hearts, There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living,...