The Brothers and the Ladies
Originally published March 2018 The term “Big Five” is tossed around by camera-safari tourists, but the phrase has more sinister origins. Big game hunters named
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October: Carnival of Souls
Originally published October, 2019 In honor, with the rest of the nation, of Horror Month, I decided to write movie reviews. The idea came to
Equinox, Cusp and Frodo
Originally published September 2019 I personally feel that a person’s personality is ruled by their date of birth. Dynamics are in play that we never
The Woman Who Built The House on Flat Land
She bought the property in the Santa Clara Valley in 1884. Almond, apricot, peach and plum orchards covered the flat tidal lands at the bottom
Tarot for Amateurs
Originally published September 2017 Do you have a tarot deck? I have three, but this in no way compares to friends of mine who own
Ragnarök
Originally published September 2020 Last night the husband and I got out the emergency whiskey. This sacred bottle of Washington State’s Woodinville Rye has seen
You Can’t Stop Stepford
Originally posted October 2019 I want to talk about two movies that scream for context. By 1975, through consciousness raising, bra burning, and symbolic jettisoning
Chocolate as a Weapon
Originally published April, 2021 I wanted to find out if chocolate had ever been used to kill someone, outside of adding poison to the drink.
du Maurier vs Bronte
Originally published July, 2017 We’re talking about Rebecca and Jane Eyre. Two naïve young women come to live in huge, lavish English houses owned by
Duck Eggs
Originally published May, 2020 The highlight of our Saturday morning is going to the Albany Farmer’s Market to buy duck eggs. I didn’t think I
Robot for President
I wrote this blog in November 2017. It’s interesting how my predictions were all wrong. Welcome, A.I., to the world. Could a computer run the
The Contemplative Life
Originally published April 2020 I have a thing for fiction about nuns. And a quiet admiration mixed with puzzlement. I can only imagine the shape
From Hospital to Clarion
Originally published April 2019 I’m packing. Retirement is coming up fast. Someone asked me, “How do you feel about retiring?” and I answered, “I don’t
