I’m so happy the weather is turning warmer, because I love to swim. Even as a child I can remember my daddy referring to me as a “little fish.” I think I loved water from the time of my birth. I got my lifeguard certificate in high school, but even before that great accomplishment, it
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In my first book, Mother Trucker, trucker Shelby Mathews finds herself on a perilous journey in the mountains of Utah. It wasn’t a coincidence that I picked that particular setting. When I was a rookie driver in my first year, I was sent to Vernal, Utah to deliver a load of sand. It was December,
Originally published in the Layover.com newsletter. The oil fields are definitely an interesting place to work, and I grew to love the job I had been hired to do in spite of the hardships. It wasn’t easy going from the comforts of home and a clean air-conditioned working environment, to the rough back roads of
Originally published in the Layover.com newsletter. I’ve been asked by so many people, “What’s it like to be a female trucker?” My answer is usually always the same–I love it. To me it’s just a fun way to make a living. I make great money, meet interesting people, I get to see fantastic places, and
Originally published in the Layover.com newsletter. In 2014, TIME magazine ranked truck driving number eight on its list of the “10 most dangerous jobs”. Their findings, based on studies by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, attribute the high danger of the truck driving vocation to transportation-related incidents (which account for 40% of deaths). I think
When I was a little girl my dad went on an adventure in his own life. He learned to fly airplanes. I don’t remember a whole lot about that time, but I do recall that his love for flying was definitely contagious. At a young age, I was exposed to flying, not only through my dad’s
I’ve heard that the dreams that we have can often times be preludes to future events. I’m not sure if that means future events on this physical plane or if it means events that might come in the afterlife. Nevertheless, if you’re like me and you have a consistent recurring dream, you’re not alone. If
When I was a little girl, my grandmothers were big influences in my life. My mother died when I was young, and even though I have a great stepmother today, my grandmothers helped raise me. I remember going to their homes when I was a little girl for weeks at a time, and I would
While I was out on the road in 2016, many of my fans asked why I wrote Mother Trucker and what was it all about. I wrote Mother Trucker for a lot of reasons, the most important one being to relieve the many active thoughts running through my brain. I don’t know if I’m the
Originally published in the Layover.com newsletter. Putting those words down on paper in manuscript form wasn’t easy, but after everything else that I have been through in publishing process, I can say with all certainty it was the easiest part of the whole “being a writer” journey. After writing a manuscript comes the daunting task