One week into a new year and I think I’m ready to begin. I have recovered from a very short, extremely busy holiday season and a siege of...

Sadly, my local movie house—The Landmark Theater—is closing January 5. I grew up with a neighborhood theater in walking distance of my...

Two-thousand miles in seven rollicking days. We are firm believers in St. Augustine ’s adage “The world is a book and those who don’t...

"except for the Presidential s**t show..."

...gets at that "wild, silky part of ourselves."

Take a look at this literary journal's stunning website. Love the title and the graphics and the fact that one of my pieces titled...

I think we writers are a most supportive group. Big time fans of one another's work! David Reed is a guy whose writing is beyond...

I am a docent. At an art museum. The San Diego Museum of Art. Before you roll your eyes remembering that boring academic lecture in front...

The purpose of this blog post is a giant mushy thank-you to all you hopeless romantics who believe in fairy tales and their power and...

"Let's fall in love. For if I loved you, time and again you would hear me say that I want to be loved by you, by you, and nobody else but...

Please join us for a special ABCD Day Luncheon as we welcome guest speaker and published author, Marilyn Woods, to discuss her latest...

Just back from Dallas, where I grew up and where it was seventeen degrees all weekend. It's seventy degrees and sunshine this afternoon...

Both in my newly formed writing group and my touring at the art museum, I’m focusing on newer, stronger, adjectives in my...

Erica Jong, celebrated novelist and essayist, was flying high in the late sixties and early seventies when I was chasing toddlers....

9th Annual San Diego Memoir Showcase& Shaking the Tree Vol.5 Celebration December 14, 2023, 7:00 pmConrad Prebys Performing Arts Center...

For those of you who love to read and might also need gifts for friends who like to read, hang on because I’ve got great suggestions! I...

Sophie, the bride-to-be and avid reader, has no time for books lately – she’s getting married next Saturday. We’re all in a tizzy!...

As I wrapped Laurie’s birthday present—a stack pack of books—I couldn’t help but smile recalling something funny my favorite uncle said...

I’ve been gone from Ventura County for almost thirty years but will never forget Ojai’s legendary Pink Moments there. The Shangri-La-ish...

Six months between cataract surgeries (don’t ask) and I wear a contact on one eye during the day and read at night without the contact...