by Lisa Brownell | Jan 16, 2026 | posts
Most of us can recall the first books or movies that made us cry. In my case, it was the iconic ending of the film, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” It certainly wouldn’t have mattered to me that this outcome was never in Truman Capote’s novella, which had a more ambivalent...
by Lisa Brownell | Sep 19, 2025 | posts
When I wrapped up a career in public relations and editing, I looked forward to spending as much time as I wanted to writing fiction, but I also needed to try at least one thing different, something away from computer screens. Deep down I knew what that could be: I...
by Lisa Brownell | May 30, 2025 | posts
If someone asked me, “Do you believe in ghosts and the supernatural?” I would reply, “Of course not! Well — not really.” A longer, more truthful answer would be, “I’ve never seen a ghost or anything even close to that description, but I am interested in ghost stories...
by Lisa Brownell | Apr 10, 2024 | posts
I was not a rebellious child, but by third grade I’d discovered the thrill of occasionally breaking a rule — the stupider the regulation, the better it felt. My elementary school had a decree that students should never step on the grass. The school sat on an acre of...
by Lisa Brownell | Mar 23, 2023 | posts
When Women’s History Month rolled around this March, stories of women’s achievements were everywhere; I even read one profile on a small, digital screen at a gas pump. Instead of feeling cynical that this celebration was a form of tokenism, or being frustrated by the...
