A case of the dressing room giggles which sometimes turned into guffaws may have been the most fun I’ve had in a couple of years… What is...

A quiet morning in the garden Quiet, save for an occasional chirp or plane's low hum The weathered gate closed The wind gentle The iron...

In the year 2000, the International Ergonomics Association Executive Council identified three main characteristics known as Ergonomic...

My birthday this year was a bit of blur nestled in the midst of Mother’s Day, three family birthday celebrations, one Master of Arts...

Our mask-nation is gradually unveiling itself. An awkwardness permeates as we cope with “to wear or not to wear.” For some, masks dangle...

A new year begins for me each May. And the Matilija Poppies bloom. My life began in May just about forever ago. While many around me mope...

The need to convey the power of art returned to me a few days ago when I returned to what had been my home away from home for twenty...

There is a strong possibility it will never come to life. I have big-time doubts. It has completed the embryonic stages. And is out of my...

Remember how easy it used to be to show up at the neighborhood theater, buy a ticket, get your popcorn and red hots and settle in? Not so...

Went to the vault for this signed original to wish you a glorious Easter weekend... Would appreciate any thoughts you might have about...

The moment my foot hit the flagstone path leading from my front door, I felt a vibration; with each step, a pulsing sensation coming from...

Update: The virtual tour was fabulous, made even more special by the appearance of both Anne Mudge and Marianela de la Hoz. Both artists...

Simple pleasure. A pleasure I wouldn’t have had if there had been no pandemic. I wouldn’t have taken the time. Heirloom tomato seeds...

"You and your book are in the news! See page 11. Congratulations." said the email from the PR people. "Wait is that you?" Gail asked a...

You are invited to the premiere of The San Diego Museum of Art’s “Built by Women” virtual tour. Channel your inner Rosie the Riveter and...

Harvest time. Not fruits of my bygone Camelot, Lush wine grapes Juicy oranges. Instead, the modest kumquat Is sought From my hillside...

"Sweet and Sour" Yep, that's what I wrote about. The submission instructions - unpublished fiction or nonfiction narratives based loosely...

"Mine", a sweet quarantined story about a bottle of wine, some candy, and my next door son, was selected out of 100 stories to be...

Ordinarily the twilight hour is precious to me. Not too long ago, however, the magic time between sunset and dusk presented as nerve...

At the exact moment Joseph R. Biden Jr. was pronounced president of the United States, an ample and jolly forty-something health care...