About lifstrand

Lif Strand began writing fiction when she was a kid. Nobody read her stories. A former Arabian horse breeder and endurance racer, then reporter and freelance white paper writer, Lif lives in a straw bale house off-the-grid and writes fiction once more--or at least whenever she’s not scooping horse poop, taking photos, or playing with fabric art.

It All Started In Africa – The danger of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, by Dexter K. Oliver

It All Started In Africa, by Dexter K. Oliver, will be published soon in regular columns he contributes to in Arizona newspapers. He writes about the danger of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act“, which gives the wealthiest 1% even more tax breaks and less regulation, adds to our unpayable… Continue reading

Delinquent? GUILTY!

I’m kinda old to be an actual juvenile delinquent, but I am guilty of ignoring my blog for too long. SORRY! In my defense I can only say I’ve been crazy busy, and that’s the truth [more on this another time]. Thank goodness for my critters because they keep me… Continue reading

STOLEN SISTERS preorder info as of 03/09/25

Here is preorder information for STOLEN SISTERS, the second book in the Mangas Mysteries series. Preorder starting March 1, 2025 Publication date March 18, 2025 https://square.link/u/U4LWkZ8E paperback from Green Avenue Books https://www.greenavenuebooksshop.com/ paperback on Green Avenue Books sales page https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYWPJR43 eBook from Amazon Paperback is not available as a preorder… Continue reading

STOLEN SISTERS

Here is ordering information for STOLEN SISTERS, the second book in the Mangas Mysteries series. Preorder starting March 1, 2025 Publication date March 18, 2025 https://square.link/u/U4LWkZ8E Green Avenue Books https://www.greenavenuebooksshop.com/ Green Avenue Books sales page https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYWPJR43 eBook For personalized autographed copies of STOLEN SISTERS, comment below with “Sign it” and… Continue reading

Stolen Sisters – cover reveal!

At long last I can reveal the cover to Stolen Sisters, Mangas County Mysteries Book 2 – sequel to 2023’s Dark Green Jessie Torres is back! This time she’s dealing with something even worse than wolves: human trafficking, a modern form of slavery. The Mangas County Special Deputy, who usually… Continue reading

Emergency and disaster warning alert system

In the olden days, the way a person learned about emergencies was either by experiencing it up close and personal, or by word-of-mouth days, weeks, or even years after the event. Too late, whichever way. Nowadays we have emergency alert systems that warn us in advance about what’s coming, as… Continue reading