Croquet is one of the few yard games that's fun when only three people are available to play. During shelter in place, I'm learning that a writers group is also fun (and productive) with only three people! When the coronavirus pandemic arrived so did my wonderful sons—home from college. All of a sudden, I was thrust back into mommy mode. Don't get me wrong, I love mommy mode, but I struggled to keep my writing routine once the boys were back in the nest. It doesn't help that

Yesterday, I was supposed to leave on a road trip. Not just any road trip, mind you, I was embarking on an epic research adventure for my...