Family Life Stories
New Parenting Series Spring 2024
RESPONSIVE PARENTING IN STRESSFUL TIMES Supporting Children with Issues of Attention, Intensity, & Mood Family counselor Lynne Griffin offers parenting series this spring, hosted by Montessori Schools of Massachusetts. Registration now open. Flyer with details...
The Muse and My Friend
In 2005, when I started writing my first novel — in an effort to figure out what in the world I was doing — I began to follow the careers of other writers, online. One of my favorite blogs at the time was called, Simply Wait, written by Cape Cod novelist and...
Walking to Find a Story
Walking to Find a Story
Disenfranchised Grief
There has been an overwhelming response to my essay on disenfranchised grief published by Cognoscenti. My heart goes out to all those who carry their pain in silence. These words are for you. It’s been seven years since my sister died, and in ordinary moments, I am…
The Psychology of Reading & Writing Crime Fiction
What makes crime stories so therapeutic? Writer and family counselor Lynne Reeves has some theories.
Lynne Goes Rogue
I had the privilege of writing a guest post at Rogue Women Writers on Dark Emotions and Character Likability. KJ Howe: Does your protagonist have to be likeable? Author Lynne Reeves doesn’t think so. In fact, she feels it can be quite compelling to have a challenging...