Alene Roberts's Blog

Last week I lost a dear and faithful fan who died unexpectedly. I had never met her in person, but someone had given her my phone number and she called me regularly whenever she read a new book; sometimes several times during the reading to comment on a particular portion or occurence that she felt was special. [...]

My  oldest daughter, Emily, is one of those persons who live for family and friends. She is brilliant and accomplished in so many ways it is hard for her to settle on any one thing. For example she spent a long time working with the Habitat For Humanity before the genealogy bug bit her. She very quickly [...]

In a season where it is hard to avoid the noise, animosity and confusion, I find it comforting to reread the thoughts of some who have gone before us. We need a sound perspective from which to view the "tumult" as so eloquently expressed in Rudyard Kipling's "Recessional." This poem was composed to honor Queen Victoria's [...]

More from our granddaughter in Australia. She found the celebration during Christmas be be on a lighter note than we affect here. The people dress up in costumes (i.e. Halloween) and gather in the big Sydney Park (their version of Central Park in N.Y.) to attend a big parade. The lucky ones arrive early, mark [...]

For sometime my granddaughter, Leah, has been living with her husband, Jon, in New York City. They have no children, and like so many New Yorkers lavish a lot of attention on their two pets, Pug, a male dog, and Jay, a female cat. During their stay in New York they lived in several apartments and encountered little [...]

What do you get when you mix one bored girl, one reclusive Scotsman, and the FBI? My new novel has the answers and it’s now available! To celebrate the release I thought there was no better way than to give away Three FREE copies! There are three ways to enter: On Twitter Post what area [...]

What do you get when you mix one bored girl, one reclusive Scotsman, and the FBI? My new novel has the answers and it's now available! To celebrate the release I thought there was no better way than to give away Three FREE copies! There are three ways to enter: On Twitter Post what area [...]

Don't you love to be around people who have a good sense of humor. Humor has always been part of our human existence and something I've considered essential in friends, family, politicians, writers and even church leaders. I find that humor can bridge gaps between people of different backgrounds and viewpoints. For instance it can bridge the political divide between [...]

How I love dogs. I’ve always had one from my early growing up years to my children’s growing up years. They give me endorphines and fill my bucket.   Now if people only listened as attentively as Lucy and Desi. Usually dogs don’t look you in the eye very long, especially if your scolding them them. On the whole, Desi [...]

How I love dogs. I've always had one from my early growing up years to my children's growing up years. They give me endorphines and fill my bucket.   Now if people only listened as attentively as Lucy and Desi. Usually dogs don't look you in the eye very long, especially if your scolding them them. On the whole, Desi [...]