“If you want to understand today you have to search yesterday.”
Pearl S. Buck, American novelist (1892-1973)


  • The Girl Can’t Help It

    I might just be the world’s biggest fan of Law & Order—and its sprawling universe. Countless nights find me tucked in bed, making my way through the weekly installments my husband thoughtfully records. Working nights makes catching new Thursday broadcasts… Continue reading

    The Girl Can’t Help It
  • The Extraordinary Index of Magical Things

    If you’re anything like me, you’ve picked up a book for no better reason than its cover. Sometimes it pays off. Other times… not so much. But that split-second choice can change everything. Two books that have stayed with me… Continue reading

    The Extraordinary Index of Magical Things
  • “A Letter To” – Braucherei

    “A Letter To” is our free speaking series at Salford Station Spirits in Zieglerville. Each “letter” reflects on a moment from the past — a story, a memory, or a voice worth revisiting. We hope you’ll join us for the… Continue reading

    “A Letter To” – Braucherei
  • Fade To Black

    If someone wrote a story about my life, I wonder where it would begin. Would it start here, with me tapping at my keyboard from my new reclining sofa? Each word—almost a quiet confession I’m not sure I’m ready to… Continue reading

    Fade To Black
  • Herstory

    History is often defined as the study or record of past events. But in truth, it is far more than that. It lives in the streets we walk, the buildings we enter, and in the letters and photographs we almost… Continue reading

    Herstory
  • The Human Thread

    There was a time when I could look at a phone number and know exactly where it belonged. In the early ’90s, I worked for an international record label as a radio promoter, calling college stations across the country. Computers… Continue reading

    The Human Thread
  • Liquid Gold

    Most of my stories focus on the areas around my home in Montgomery County. Yet for more than eight years, I’ve worked at the Sellersville Theater, just over the line in Bucks. Long before it became the nationally respected venue… Continue reading

    Liquid Gold
  • A Serendipitous Discovery

    I have this habit of driving around and getting lost on purpose. Taking lefts when logic says right, wandering down narrow lanes instead of main roads. I’m never searching for anything in particular—you could call it curiosity getting the best… Continue reading

    A Serendipitous Discovery
  • I’m A Woman

    News began arriving at our doorsteps in the mid-1800s, printed on paper, folded and stacked for the family to read at breakfast. This daily ritual connected homes to the wider world. Then came the radio, carrying voices across the airwaves,… Continue reading

    I’m A Woman
  • Cocktails at Seven

    Those who live in the Perkiomen Valley are surrounded by beauty and history, often in ways we take for granted. George Washington’s legacy—check. Colonial homesteads and stone farmhouses—still standing proudly. Yet history here is not confined to roadside plaques or… Continue reading

    Cocktails at Seven