Author Archives: DMW

Visitors Are Coming!

Posted on March 24, 2015 by DMW

At the end of this week, we’re having houseguests. Normally, it wouldn’t be a big to-do. I mean we’d have the house clean, but it’s always pretty tidy, and for most people we don’t even dust off schedule, because nothing … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, home, Life, Love, Personal, Relationships | Tagged "child abuse", "house guest", "reaching out", "self image", "self love", "spring cleaning", father, hope, orphan, parents, visitor | Leave a comment

Confessions Of A Bookaholic – Guilty Pleasures Edition #70 – Sweet Valley High #64 – The Ghost Of Tricia Martin

Posted on March 22, 2015 by DMW

I’m not going to lie; there hasn’t been a Sweet Valley High book this bad in awhile. It took me a week to get through, because it was just hard to stomach. Hopefully this post can spare you the pain … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, fiction, Guilty Pleasures, Reviews | Tagged "dead girlfriend", "guily pleasure", "hang gliding", "mistaken identity", "sweet valley high", “living in the past”, activist, book, cheater, cheating, environmentalist, lookalike, memories, relationships, sweet valley | Leave a comment

Brick Through The Windshield: Tan Truck Versus A Petite Redhead

Posted on March 20, 2015 by DMW

Today an SUV tried to run me down. No this isn’t a story or an exaggeration and as soon as it was over (it happened so fast) all I was left feeling was pissed off. Let me back up. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Personal, Thoughts | Tagged "bad driver", "crossing the street", "hitting a pedestrian", "lesson learned", "run over", car accident, karma, redhead, walking | Leave a comment

Confessions Of A Bookaholic Presents: “Never Knowing” by Chevy Stevens

Posted on March 19, 2015 by DMW

“Never Knowing” by Chevy Stevens (July 5, 2011) All her life, Sara Gallagher has wondered about her birth parents. As an adopted child with two sisters who were born naturally to her parents, Sara did not have an ideal home … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, fiction, Reviews | Tagged "birth parents", "book review", "Chevy Stevens", "finding your birth parents", "Never Knowing", "predisposed to violence", "psychological thriller", "reading list", "Serial Killer", abducted, adoption, betrayal, hostage, murder, novel, psychopath, secrets, survivor, temper, therapy, Thriller, victim | Leave a comment

The Problem With Two Spaces, And The Myths Surrounding It (It’s Not An “Old People” Problem)

Posted on March 17, 2015 by DMW

I’m a writer, but writing doesn’t pay the bills, and in order to do that I have my own editing/writing services business. Over the years I have dealt with new writers, established authors, prospective students, students ranging from freshmen to … Continue reading →