M.E. Blaustone

Megastar, Doris Day, will forever be one of my all time favorite actresses. Her birthday was April 3rd, so I’d like to take some time to...

I write because I have to, not because it’s easy. I write to tap the exorbitant back-up of thoughts and ideas that clog my overthinking...

Nobody loves Christmas more than I do. That sounds like a pretty bold statement, even to my ears. But, in my opinion, nobody loves...

“The world has changed. I see it in the water. I feel it in the Earth. I smell it in the air.” -Treebeard (The Lord Of the Rings; The...

Hello everyone. It's been a minute. So to make up for lost time, please enjoy this short story. A Bed Of Death By M.E. Blaustone...

“Is this your boat?” The question came in a text from a friend thirty minutes before Chris and I were set to catch the bus that would...

What’s it like to write a novel? For me, I wrote my first draft over the course of two and a half years, give or take. But then you edit...

I’m sitting on my back deck looking at my fruit trees and listening to the tinkle of my beloved wind chimes. I love it out here. It’s...

My book club just finished reading a book called Set The Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes. It’s the story of Lucy, a marine archaeologist...

When keeping up with the virtual world feels like a burden Remember the good old days when it was all about Myspace? All you had to do...

Twenty years ago, I sat in the waiting room of a dentist's office. As anyone would do while waiting for their name to be called, I rifled...

Let’s start with some back story. My husband, Chris, is a pastor. We’ve worked in ministry together for as long as I can remember. We...

A Memorial I’ve been thinking about my dad more than usual. To be honest, there isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t think about him in...

Pondering my wonderful, furry friends It’s pouring rain right now in Northern California. I’m sitting in my favorite chair next to a...

I’m a California girl, born and bred. I’ve known no other life in these United States, than that of living in this beautiful, golden...