🗂️What is Substack?
🗂️What is Substack?
Wordsmithing
Substack is an email newsletter service I use to send occasional essays, updates, and behind-the-scenes notes directly to readers.
April 8, 2026
📝A Family, 3 Dogs, and Lissencephaly
📝A Family, 3 Dogs, and Lissencephaly
Memoirs
Selected stories to show how a child with a disability, Lissencephaly, did not slow us down.
April 5, 2026
📓Late One Summer
📓Late One Summer
Short Works
My Summer in a Gospel Group We were a small Southern gospel group — more garage band than anything polished. A keyboardist who carried the lead, a guitarist, a drummer, two other singers, and me. There was an older gentleman who’d sing a featured solo. Very moving. We weren’t great. But we had something. We […]
March 29, 2026
📝Erica Michelle Bayliss — A Life Remembered
📝Erica Michelle Bayliss — A Life Remembered
Memoirs
When Erica came into our lives, nothing unfolded the way we had imagined. The path was harder, more complicated, and often overwhelming.
March 24, 2026
🐻❄️Whiskers and the Missing Valentine
🐻❄️Whiskers and the Missing Valentine
Whiskers' Adventures
Whiskers the curious cat sets out on a heartfelt adventure that shows young readers how empathy and teamwork can solve even the sweetest of problems.
March 12, 2026
🐻❄️Whiskers Goes to School
🐻❄️Whiskers Goes to School
Whiskers' Adventures
Reader Review
“A cute and enjoyable story with adorable, vivid illustrations…”
— JulieAnn Crane, Amazon Reviewer
March 12, 2026
🐻❄️Whiskers’ Christmas Adventure
🐻❄️Whiskers’ Christmas Adventure
Whiskers' Adventures
Holiday preparations take an unexpected turn when visitors arrive, and mischief follows. Whiskers steps in with patience and clever thinking.
March 12, 2026
🌾Voyage of Providence
🌾Voyage of Providence
PA Heritage
As the 250th anniversary of the nation approaches, Voyage of Providence offers a moving look at Pennsylvania's history.
March 12, 2026