Living the Dream
Hello, friends, family and friendly folks whom I have never met outside this virtual plane! I’m here to tell you that My Debut Novel Yellow-Billed Magpie Is now available for [...]
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Sep, 2015
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Aug, 2015
Okay I read it! Here’s what I think of Go Set a Watchman
If Go Set A Watchman hadn’t been written by Harper Lee, I don’t guess I would recommend it because it isn’t all that good a read. But it was written [...]
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Jul, 2015
What To Think About Watchman?
First I have to say that I have not yet read Go Set a Watchman. I do intend to read it though; my copy arrived from Amazon yesterday. But the [...]
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May, 2015
Join the Discussion!
Let's celebrate the upcoming publication of Harper Lee's novel Go Set a Watchman by reading (or re-reading) her only other published novel, the incomparable To Kill a Mockingbird. I'm hosting [...]
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Apr, 2015
Celebrating the Rain
We’re celebrating a rare and wonderful rainy day here in parched Northern California—complete with deliciously heavy downpours, lentil-sized hail, lightning and big time thunder. I was blessed this afternoon to [...]
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Apr, 2015
Easter Musings 2015
For thirty-something years I had the privilege of working with children who have severe disabilities. Often when I was out in the community with my students, strangers would approach me [...]
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Mar, 2015
Why I Left My Job
I spent a lovely Sunday afternoon yesterday, eating, walking, gossiping and sharing projects with Sister Writers, June Gillam and Leslie Rose. For some reason I got started venting about an incident that [...]
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Mar, 2015
Here for the Weekend
Last week on NPR’s Morning Edition, in a segment on Story Corps, they played an interview with the first single man who was allowed to adopt a baby in the [...]
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Feb, 2015
Unsafe Airbags
Last week I took my 2002 Honda into the dealership because there was a recall due to unsafe airbags. They told me it would take a couple hours so I [...]
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Feb, 2015
What do you write about?
I write about all the crap floating around inside my brain, the ghosts of school bullies and nuns in black habits, wielding rulers and sharp tongues. I write about my [...]