“Matlock has a gift for telling what she calls ‘the secret lives of ordinary people.’”
~Detroit Free Press



Latest Posts


  • Inspiration from Wise Women Writers

    There’s a inspiring post about attaining goals and dreams– Maslowe and Hershey Kisses— by novelist Laura Drake, over at the Women’s Fiction Chapter of Romance Writers of America (click here). Cleck out the site. Lots of interest there for book lovers. Happy holiday weekend!

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  • Old Hollywood Thanksgiving Card Shower–actual addresses of classic film stars alive today

    I found this delightful video when looking for one to wish you Happy Thanksgiving: I have an annual riual of sending a certain special person a Thanksgiving card. I bought the card weeks ago. Then here came today–Tuesday before Thanksgiving–on a morning that I had to take my mother to the doctor and then scoot…

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  • Winners of Miracle on I-40 and Recipes for Easy Living

    Congratulations to the latest winners– Ann, who was chosen for Miracle on I-40, and Nola from AlamoNorth, who won Recipes for Easy Living! I will endeavor to get the books in the mail on Tuesday. I try not schedule anything firmly on Mondays. I take a cue from wise mother-in-law, Big Mama, who says, “Mondays…

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  • The Winner is…and Another Giveaway

    Wendy Burton is the winner of the large print edition of Chin Up, Honey! She has a lovely and inspiring blog–Winns Angels. I am touched and inspired by her most recent post about why she shares her writings. It has taken me much longer than I had expected to get back here and choose a…

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  • Chin Up, Honey–Large Print

    I must share with you the cover of the large print edition of Chin Up, Honey. Now, that is a cover! Of all the covers on my books through the years, this has to be my very favorite. A woman walking on, head high. I suppose that is the theme of all my books. And…

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  • Open to Surprises

    Daffodils are coming up all over the place around here. Even right in the lawn and pathways where we walk. I was surprised to see them coming up at this time of year. Where I have lived, much further north, they did not sprout out until spring. Then I read that this is normal for…

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Matlock writes about generous people striving to live and love well. She does it beautifully.
~ Contra Costa Times