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My Office 23 Aug 2013 | 10:41 pm
Now that Bridge to Haven is in Tyndalean hands and moving toward publication, it’s time for me to clear my working space. To my left is a wall-length bulletin board on which I’ve pinned pictures of m...
KLOVE Cruising 17 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm
I’ve been listening to KLOVE Radio since Rick and I moved to Sebastopol in 1985. It was a small start-up station then, conceived by San Francisco DJ Bob Anthony, with Dick Jenkins as general manager....
Coming Spring 2014 - Bridge To Haven 9 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
To those who matter in 1950s Hollywood, Lena Scott is the hottest rising star to hit the silver screen since Marilyn Monroe. Few know her real name is Abra. Even fewer know the price she’s paid to fin...
Gettysburg and Philadelphia 2 Aug 2013 | 09:12 pm
No sooner did I get back from the Oregon trip with my daughter, elder son and three grandchildren, than Rick and I packed and headed off with a couple from our Bible study to see Philadelp...
Bridge to Haven - Coming Soon! 26 Jul 2013 | 08:37 pm
Yesterday, I emailed my third and final scene to my editor. She has already completed the deletions and sent me the “clean copy” and will be dropping the new scene in when I’ve finished my read-throu...
Oregon or Bust! 19 Jul 2013 | 08:25 pm
When my children were young, I took them up to Brookings-Harbor, Oregon each summer to visit with my parents who lived up the hill and across the highway from Whaleshead Beach. We usually...
Pot Farming and Snowy Owls 6 Jul 2013 | 12:23 am
A number of years ago, environmental groups went to war with the lumber industry over the plight of the snowy owl. It nests in redwoods, and people wanted its habitat protected. People climbed and c...
Taxes 30 Jun 2013 | 09:59 pm
No one likes paying taxes, but they’re necessary to keep the country going. However, the last thing we want to see is a bunch of IRS workers doing line dances and dressing up as Trekkies on taxpaye...
Playing Tourist 21 Jun 2013 | 08:46 pm
Over the years, Rick and I have played tourist wherever we’ve lived. Sonoma County is no different, except that people come from around the world to visit the wine country, redwoods and Pacific coast...
Final Touches on the WIP 15 Jun 2013 | 05:25 am
After numerous reader critiques in-house and a conference call between agent and editors, the comments and concerns were compiled and made ready for presentation to the writer – me. I got the call ...