Crystal Lake Press: 4 books

I have photos of a maple tree in my back yard taken in different seasons. A bare November tree, a January tree covered in snow, an April tree sporting new green leaves, and a September tree painted in browns, yellows, and oranges. It has taught me to change gracefully as I move through the seasons...

Jeremy knows about the accident but when his mother, Debbie, finally reveals the truth, he has no idea that he will find his once strong firefighter father still unconscious in an extended care facility. The discovery that, after three years, his father suddenly begins regaining consciousness sets...

When we sort through our old black and white family photos, scroll down our Facebook pages or thumb through the albums on our phones, we always stop at the memories of Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, the Valentine’s, Dance or the Halloween party. The special days of our lives bring together family...

I live two miles from the hospital where I was born. I am one child of a family of six raised by a milkman and a stay-at-home mother. My schools were close enough to walk to and my paper route was long but easy to pedal,and I never missed a customer.I worked on farmer's fields and nailed shakes to...