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I've had so much fun meeting new people and discussing my novel, ElderSong, since it was published last summer. I'm excited to annouce that ElderSong can now be borrowed hard-copy from the Montgomery County, MD public library or e-book through the MCPL app "Hoopla."

July 13, 2025 Rain’s book launch party was so much fun. Many friends and some family were able to attend. One friend brought her book club with her. Some people had ordered their books ahead of time and some bought them in person. I inscribed each one. Tom Davey had graciously volunteered for me to use some of his song lyrics in the novel. And he and Tom Gill played the two featured songs: Like An Ocean and Build. Home. Build a home brought one friend to tears with its vision

As strange as it sounds, having long-haul Covid is definitely one of the contributing factors of me writing this book. If I had been able to get out in the world more after the lockdown ended, I may never have taken on this project.   In addition, I want to acknowledge my iPhone. Since I am mostly confined to bed and cannot sit upright, due to long Covid, this novel was written on my phone. And a special shoutout to “suggested text,” which meant that I could use my one-finger