I'm sorry. The email that went out to you last week was unprofessional, and not up to my personal standards. Incomplete text appeared below two images. The beginning of the text had been cut off. March is a Month of Frustration Quote should have said: March is a month of considerable frustration-it is so near spring and yet across a great deal of the country the weather Continue Reading

The blue-jay sat silhouetted in the slanted sunlight. Feathers puffed out, trying to trap as much heat as possible on this sub-zero morning. Small clouds escaped its beak in time to the expansion of its fluffy chest. Food, the life-source of heat, lay scattered on the ground below. Yes, the jay would survive to see another sunrise. I wrote that blurb while testing a Continue Reading

At the start of a new year, life is full of possibility. The days grow longer, reminding us there's hope. The chickadees sing their spring song, looking forward to the time of mating and new birth. Our resolutions and dreams remain vibrant, unstained by the pall of disillusionment. This time of year reminds me that to everything there is a season. A season to take some Continue Reading

I have a confession to make. I've been obsessive lately. Working too much. Forgetting to eat. What, you ask, have I been focused on? Why, my new club.  It's almost done. Astrid's Club will be a special members only section of my website. It will have exclusive content, like behind the scenes materials for my book Off Trail Hustler: an Erin Mark Adventure, expanded access Continue Reading