Author: joanna

Telling A Story In Pictures : Part Two of Fool Her Once

This week, I’m using more of my research photos as backdrops for short excerpts from my thriller, Fool Her Once. Last week, I chose five of the hundreds of photos I took in New York City and on the North Fork to illustrate the first chapters of the book. The photos below capture some scenes from Part Two. Continue reading “Telling A Story In Pictures : Part Two of Fool Her Once”

Photo Excerpts From Part One of Fool Her Once

I have hundreds of photos from my research of locations for my newly-released thriller, Fool Her Once. Looking through them recently, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to match some of the photos with short excerpts from the book -along with snippets from my better reviews. Continue reading “Photo Excerpts From Part One of Fool Her Once”

Why I Did Not Celebrate Mother’s Day This Year

 I glanced through my Mother’s Day photo album, last week, in anticipation of  blogging about the Mother’s Days I’ve celebrated over the last couple of decades.  I thought such a walk down memory lane would provide some solace after the one I had to take a couple of weeks ago when I lost my brother, Michael.

My Mother’s Day memories are  great ones, filled with images of beautiful bouquets and funny cards sent by my son Daniel like this one below — which still has me laughing 20+ years later. Continue reading “Why I Did Not Celebrate Mother’s Day This Year”

R. I. P. My Brother, Michael 1951-2022

In the acknowledgments to my new thriller, Fool Her Once, I write this about my brother, Michael: He was “the first reader of my first draft and went through my manuscript with an editor’s insight and with an astounding eye for detail.” It’s an acknowledgment he probably didn’t get to see.

The hardcover copy of the book arrived at his home on Thursday April 14th. Just four days later, he passed away in a hospital in Prague, in the Czech Republic at the age of 70. Continue reading “R. I. P. My Brother, Michael 1951-2022”