Welcome, fellow pilgrims.

Life is a pilgrimage, with all of us journeying together toward our own, uniquely significant destination. Each & every one of us has a purpose in this life. Have you found yours yet?

We are all in this together. Life is a rousing roller coaster ride sometimes… it’s hard to remember to slow down & remember one important fact: all we have is right now.

I am the award-winning author of seven novels & three nonfiction titles—but I’m still searching for my niche. Perhaps you can help me.

These morning musings I publish on Substack are here to inspire you, to uplift your soul, to comfort your heart. To help you realize that you are not alone in this crazy amusement park we call life.

I’ll say it again: we are all in this together.

I answer to several different names in the crazy world of publication—Claire Gem, Everley Gregg, & Frances Brown—but we are all the same person, with the same wandering imagination. Call me whatever you like, but please…

… don’t call me late for living each moment to the fullest.

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