Hi. Thanks for stopping by. After many years in Chicago, I traded in my snow boots for rain boots and moved to the Pacific Northwest, out on the Olympic Peninsula. My Maltese Dotty gets curly when she's wet, and since her tummy isn't far above the grass, she's curly a lot. I spend a lot of time ruminating in the ancient forests out here and come up with a darn good story now and then.

I write a monthly humor column for our local paper called FROM THE BACK NINE, and I'm a co-founder of Olympic Peninsula Authors, a group that promotes the many fine writers living out here in the back of beyond.

Now then. I think I'll sit back with a strong cup of coffee and tell you about my books. Here goes:

* My parents and my husband died in assisted care facilities, so I claim an unrivaled record for placing my butt in those hard visitor chairs. I've seen the ins and outs of the elder care world. FUN HOUSE CHRONICLES offers earthy guidance to anyone facing tough decisions for themselves or their loved ones.

* BEAR IN MIND is the first in my mystery series, appearing now on Kindle and in print. HARD TO BEAR and BEAR AT SEA star the same feisty group of seniors who stand tall on their walkers and canes to fight crime that as baffled others. BEAR CLAUS has just joined the gang, too ... It's a holiday novella to brighten the season. And THREE BEARS is, you guessed it, a book with three bear tales. As long as you folks keep on liking the Bear Jacob mysteries, I'll keep writing them.

* BIG ISLAND SECRETS is a suspense novel set in Hawaii. I have loved the Big Island for decades, having first visited it before it was even a state. This book is a dark mystery set against the lifestyle, quirky humor, and culture of a native village.

* I've completed a magical reality novel called THE SLIGHTLY ALTERED HISTORY OF CASCADIA. It's a fantasy with action, fun, lust and fear...and, yes, a message. It is a lot of fun if I do say so myself.

*CREATION OF MADNESS is a rewrite/edit of an earlier book entitled LESSONS OF EVIL. This one haunts me. It is the only psychological thriller/horror novel I have done. Not an easy read about cults and mind control. If you like a chilling story, give it a go!

*Recently I ventured into historical fiction with FOG COAST RUNAWAY. To escape her dangerous family, a young girl vanishes on the 1890s Oregon coast. I loved writing it. I now speak in 19th Century slang! If I feel depressed, I have a case of the morbs. If something is too good to be true, it is butter upon bacon.

*Newest in the line-up is another historical fiction called Dr. EMMA'S IMPROBABLE HAPPENINGS. The young herbal physician must outrun a murderer, survive a shipwreck, turn up the romantic heat, and face down a stalker. All in the first few years of the 1900s.

I love to hear from readers. Feel free to drop me a note at myerslindab@gmail.com. I will answer.