This blog post explains why Storms of Malhado by Maria Elena Sandovici, is the perfect hurricane season read.
Cover Ideas for Cassandra Brings Disaster
The post introduces six different cover ideas for Cassandra Brings Disaster, an upcoming novel by Maria Elena Sandovici.
New Painting of Woman Looking at the Ocean at Night
New Elena Sandovici painting showing a woman looking at the water at night, the lights of ships visible in the distance. Also, some thoughts on book marketing, and whether horses have feelings.
Watercolor Postcards by Elena Sandovici
You can now order a selection of 5 postcards featuring watercolors of Galveston Island by Elena Sandovici.
Book Hangover and Abstract Art
Currently obsessed with the novel I just finished: Workhorse by Caroline Palmer. It made me think of other books set in New York City where the protagonist is a young woman who is an absolute train wreck, such as Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee, and my own book, Dogs with Bagels.
Help Me, Cassandra!
Another day of unbearable heat. I didn’t really go outside until after dark when my friend and I walked around.…
Clean Cut
Today my hundred year old tree received a clean cut on its injured branch so it can heal nicely. I…
Pink Poolside Painting Is Finished!
Summer by the Pool is an acrylic painting by Elena Sandovici featuring a woman lounging by the pool on a hot day.
Too Hot to Function
Today it was too hot to function. And yet, despite a considerable amount of time in the afternoon when I…
The Absurdity of It All
In which I complain about the absurdity of a truck bringing frozen shrimp to an Island hitting my 100-year-old tree.