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We said goodbye to our father this weekend. My sister refers to the occasion as “Dad Takes His Final Dip.” He’d find that hilarious, so it’s all good. Dad was eighty-five and in terrible health, so his passing was not unexpected, and I’m pretty sure that by the end of it, he was relieved. He’d asked that we scatter his ashes together with those of his wife (she’s dead too, in case it needs to be said). Scattering their ashes sounded like a reasonable request. He’d picked the

My sister does a great deal of my promotion for me. She's very good at marketing - so good, in fact, that she was named MarTech Outlook Canada's 2026 Women Marketing Leader of the Year in Canada. Kathryn Toope, VP Marketing and Communications, Verecan Group of Companies As a family, we're very proud of her! (Even though she can be a little too honest with her siblings, sometimes.)

My TBR Pile I admit to having a problem. If it's a reference book, I have to own it. These are the books in my To Be Read pile, which should not be confused with the books on my ereader. I read fiction as ebooks, mostly because I'm running out of shelf space. If it's something I'll read twice, then yes, I will buy the physical book. Problem. I was raised by a teacher. I was always allowed to buy whatever books I wanted. My husband does not share this philosophy. His primary o

My sister created the graphic for me! It's been a busy start to the summer in the Altenburg household. But not as busy at it's been for this little bee: Can you see her? It was late in the day and she was buzzing at light speed, trying to get everything done. We're so happy to have the bees slowly returning to our yard I've been doing a lot of writing on my Roped in Time books, and plotting a new Grand, Montana series that's coming in 2027. If you're curious about upcoming b

Time's Up, Cowboy, the second book in the western comedy Roped in Time series, releases on June 23rd

Hard at work on Bad Boy Cowboy, Book 3 in the Roped in Time series

Stereotypes are useful to writers

One of the traits human beings universally share is that we are social beings.

We were always close, and the warning signs were there from the beginning, but we missed them.