While we’re confined by the pandemic, how about another virtual trip with me? Let me take you back in time and place to inspiration for my novel ISLANDS. A lot of “life” happened this week, so today I’ll take you on … Continue reading
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This is a perennial question that writers get. As you might expect the answers are just about infinite. But April brings to mind an example. I wrote a story, “A Mighty Fortress” (see it in the BVC anthology Rocket Boy … Continue reading
There are things that I simply cannot surrender–possessions that I will never set free, that my family will have to decide what will happen to them, because as long as I have breath, I will not let them go. Do you have things that are too important to let go? Do you have a box to hold them, real or virtual? What do you have that is too precious to let free?
Continue readingBack when I had more time than money, I followed the sirens’ call to Greece, whose mythology had enchanted me since childhood. Loading up my backpack, I set off on four months of ferry trips, hiking, hosteling and camping on … Continue reading
A writerly brag: a psychological diagnosis was created just for me! Wait, before you call the men in the white coats, let me tell you my story. Somewhere in the depths of my medical records, I am identified as suffering … Continue reading
Note: In my last blog, I promised to write more about my experiences as a fairly new member of Book View Café, but I’m going to wait a bit to revisit that topic. An upcoming interview of several BVC members … Continue reading
St. Paul’s Cathedral and John Donne’s Memorial: I was eager to visit this magnificent cathedral not only for the architecture, but to see the memorial statue of John Donne, who famously penned the words, “No man is an island.” An … Continue reading