I can't help but smile when I read William Cullen Bryant's quote about this time of year being a lovely smile. Bookended by Labor Day and...

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...

On Wednesday, November 20 in Dallas, TX I'll be speaking to: Mes Amies (which means “my friends” in French), a 100-member philanthropic...

I'm looking forward to doing another talk for Rancho Bernardo Chapter of Brandeis University at their annual Book and Author Luncheon on...

San Diego Chapter of Pi Beta Phi Luncheon on September 11 at Parc Bistro Brasserie, the French restaurant that is featured in After Goya...

As the holiday approached, I found myself looking back to the past years’ Labor Days and came across something I wrote seven years ago....

In my small circle, July brought forth three baby boys and one very large cucumber. I had nothing to do with birthing the young boys; I...

I’ve always been partial to the little kids. Both as a teacher and in my work now giving tours at The San Diego Museum of Art. I stood...

"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 had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer...

Like everything else on my body, my earlobes have sagged. Not surprising for earlobes more than eight decades old. Not really a concern...

Existential questions like this over an extended period of time led me to re-imagine my office recently. My corner office. Before you get...

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...

Art Alive, the spectacular smashing together of art and flowers, happened a few days ago at The San Diego Museum of Art. I spent Saturday...

Down home to Texas tomorrow y'all!

My late-in-life ballet career ended as abruptly as it began. Ballet lessons topped my 2024 New Year’s Resolution list. At the end of the...

Come hear me read at this free event! Through the ages women have come together to tell their stories. Generation after generation, we’ve...

The festival is on Saturday April 6, 9am to 6pm. Come see my reading from Volume 5 of Shaking the Tree from 2:15-3:15pm. Readings from...