Melissa Westemeier

a Christmas escape

cover reveal for Through the Channel!

I heard from Mitch Miskoviak, my cover artist, today. The first peek of In the Channel's cover looks great! Stay tuned on this site for...

The world learned yesterday about Toni Morrison's death. Tayari Jones shared her thoughts about Toni Morrison's contributions on NPR, and...

Remember this old commercial? Years ago I had a wonderful strawberry patch in a raised bed in our front yard. The berries were dependably...

A week ago I foolishly raised my hopes that we'd get a snow day. I let the prospect of a free day sink giddily into my heart and I...

It's the best holiday tomorrow, a combination of eating well and counting one's blessings. I give thanks every day, God has given me a...

I hate to post this, my heart is torn. You see, we went to Belize this summer and it was marvelous. Warm, friendly people who express so...

I'm starting my morning writing with my middle son lying at my feet. He's sleeping everywhere these days, partly because he's given up...

If you attended UntitledTown, you probably were privy to a conversation happening on the sidelines--what kind of writer are you? A...

My summer pace has been delightful. I deep-cleaned all the rooms and edited 2 manuscripts for my writing partners. We knocked off...

Incredible how one can go Mach 10 during the school year, juggling teaching, grading, planning, meal prep, loads of laundry, track and...

At last it's in print! The sequel to Across the River. The Amazon links aren't quite ready, but I'll update information as I get it....

Last Friday I trekked to UntitledTown 2018 with a posse of high school kids to hear R.L. Stine tell stories about being a rock star...

It's April and our school called a snow day this past week. The following day we got a 2-hour delay because of Winter Storm Dan. Today I...

It's a sleeting, slick and slothful day here in northeastern Wisconsin. Ice is dropping from the honey locust tree in our front yard,...

For the last couple of years graduation has loomed on the horizon and I've thought, "I'll never enjoy a class of girls as much as this...

First, The Holy Eclair is heading to Common Household Mom! Carolyn writes often and beautifully about matters of faith and God and...

My friend Becky Ramsey wrote another book! I adored her first book, French at Heart, so I was super-pumped to learn she has written MORE...

Four years ago Mr. T started high school cross country. I remember how those upperclassmen on his team took him under their wing--guys...