Hello, I’m Lynne
an urban Appalachian author writing about life at Mid-Century and beyond, food and recipes, writing craft, and more recently fiction stories that give flight to the stories in my head.
Lynne’s Books
Letters to My Son: Reflections of Urban Appalachia at Mid Century
Breaching the Chrysler Building
Mid-Century Recipes from Cocktails to Comfort Food
Writers on Writing: Daily Inspiration for Writers
The View From My Cup: Musings of a (Coffee) Drinker
Looking Back at Charleston
Praise for Letters to My Son – Reflections on Urban Appalachia at Mid-Century: “This little gem nostalgically reveals the other side of growing up in Appalachia – the urban side. It’s a story worth reading.”
— Carter Taylor Seaton
“No! Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.”
— Yoda
“Many people hear voices when no one is there. Some of them are called mad and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all day. Others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing.”
— Margaret Chittenden
Latest Blogs
The View From My Cup – Acorns Aplenty
The view from my cup… imminent sign of fall, or precursor of horrific winter? Acorns, part of nature's granola for squirrels. I watch with amusement and fascination as a squirrel digs a tiny hole,...
Return to Work Covid Playbook
The View from My Cup (today the view from my tiny cup collection)… After working from home for ten or so weeks, in June I returned to the office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. I spent a few...
My Short Covid-19 Essay
I wrote this in March, right after we were given the work from home order and toilet paper reigned supreme. We had just dipped our collective toe into the surreal world of the Covid-19 pandemic....
The View From My Cup Newsletter
Yes, please send me the Free eBook “Breaching the Chrysler Building” and The View from My Cup posts.