CHERIE CLAIRE

Sometimes everything falls into place. I'm showering, looking at the droop in the shower curtain for the millionth time. When we moved...

Memory is subjective. What we see through the eyes of our youth can be so different from mature understanding. I think back on times when...

I thought I was in hog’s heaven, as my mother used to say, when I bought my South Louisiana house and turned the dining room into my...

I’m moving this week to a new abode, a new town and a new adventure. I’m excited about the possibilities but I will miss my home office,...

Fifteen years ago a storm entered the Gulf of Mexico and my life changed forever. So much so that I created a character — New Orleans'...

When I first moved into my home my backyard was one giant lawn. To me, it was a blank canvas. I wanted to attract birds, butterflies,...

Visiting the Golden Isles of Georgia, I found my latest story.

Memory is subjective. What we see through the eyes of our youth can be so different from mature understanding. I think back on times when...

Jan. 6 is the beginning of Carnival — and a free download.

I’m not the biggest fan of book signings. I can speak in front of a crowd, give workshops, teach classes, but sitting in a library or...

It’s easy to get frustrated with modern life. The endless election phone calls and the ones with the annoying silence before a robot...

I love this time of year for many reasons. One, it's not sweltering outside. We really don't have autumn in Louisiana, the weather kinda...

First, I have to brag, the fifth book in my Viola Valentine paranormal mystery series, “Give Up the Ghost,” hit online bookshelves Oct....

There's a full moon on Sunday, Oct. 13, this year. What better time for the latest installment in my Viola Valentine paranormal mystery...

It's hot in Louisiana so when I hear "Dog Days of Summer" I think of my poor puppy with his tongue hanging out. The expression actually...

Didn't get invited to a wedding this summer? No worries. Here are a few Southern places to get your wedding cake fix. Snowballs in New...

This oversized pickup truck drew up dangerously close behind. I knew he was there right away for the rear-view mirror in my tiny Saturn...

There’s a scene in book two of my Viola Valentine mystery series where my main character, Vi, sits on the seawall overlooking Lake...

Characters sometimes throw open a door while I’m writing, demanding to be part of the story. In the case of my Viola Valentine mysteries,...

My youngest son came into the world at 4:44 p.m. and every nurse that happened by kept telling me I needed to buy a lottery ticket. I...