My Writing

The right plant, the right people, the right place. This is the story of a magic moment where the universe lined up for the American chestnut – and how one tree and a network of organizations and expert volunteers might change the face of the Eastern forest, from Maine all the way down to Georgia. Read more here.

All around us, every day, the land we call home changes. Old buildings come down or are repurposed. New houses and roads go up. Old trees vanish, and new ones appear. The landscape is not a constant thing – it changes slowly, but it grows and evolves with each alteration. Read more here.

But Anna had a secret. Before they left the farm, she took a cutting from the beloved fig tree and sewed it into the hem of her coat. She knew she had to keep it hidden, since plants, like fruits and vegetables, were not allowed on board the ship.  Read more here.

59 AD, Isle of Man - When raiders attack Aisling’s village and capture her older brother, she finds herself caught up in a conflict that reaches across England, Scotland and Ireland. Together she and Liam, a captive from Ireland, must draw on their own faith and the deepest roots of their people to keep themselves and their culture alive.

60 AD, Caledonia. Aisling and Liam find safety among the war-like Caledonii tribe of the Scottish Highlands. But with the Roman army just over the border, and tribal alliances dissolving they will have to fight to hold on to one another and the future they hope to build.

60 AD, Isle of Man. When the Roman army comes to the Isle of Man, Aisling and Liam must navigate a future that turns suddenly dangerous. Will they be able to protect their people from an empire that seems intent on destroying their entire way of life?

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