Welcome!

Arcola Creek runs through the farm of my childhood. I spent many lazy hours learning its lush secrets.

Shadowy waters, minnows darting through dappled sunlight, and dense bankside greenery created the perfect environment for me to scribble my first stories as a little girl. From those early years curled up on a bench along Arcola Creek—pencil flying across paper—evolved the fiction of my adult years…memoirs, historical espionage novels, and mysteries.

It is only fitting that the source water for my written words becomes the namesake of my very own publishing company—Arcola Creek Press.

Welcome to my website!  Here, you’ll get the scoop about my most recent books along with an opportunity to peruse my collection of free writings.

Enjoy…

“Arcola Creek,” painted by my grandmother, Mabel Kinzel