Category Archives: News

A Challenging New Year: Downbeat Trends for Indie Publishing

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

And so, 2020 starts out intense right out of the gate! But although our attention is drawn to a possible war brewing with Iran due to an impulsive act of political assassination by the hapless idiot acting as our president, … Continue reading →

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Time of Grace Released in Audio Format!

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

I finished writing my lesbian historical novel Time of Grace 20 years ago, which is astonishing to me. Set at the time of the Easter Rising of 1916, it was published by a small press in Ireland, and subsequently released … Continue reading →

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Loma Prieta Memory: Reading Pinter by Candlelight

Posted on October 17, 2019 by

(Note: I lived through Loma Prieta in 1989, which is now, incredibly, 30 years ago. The first section of this essay was written in 1999, on the 10th anniversary of the earthquake.) I’d been in San Francisco for a little over a … Continue reading →

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A Short Month, but an Exhausting One!

Posted on September 29, 2019 by

September was pretty exhausting! Due to a reshuffle at a magazine I work for, I was unexpectedly placed in a different role: copyediting rather than proofing. When I used to work for the Pacific Sun in San Rafael, I envied … Continue reading →

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A Thought for the Day (and the Days Ahead)

“It’s OK for our hearts to be broken over the world. What else is a heart for?” ~ Joanna Macy

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Summer Has Started

Posted on June 25, 2019 by

It would have been Anthony Bourdain’s 63rd birthday today. Enjoy a listen to his inimitable voice. He manages to bring out the poetry in Waffle House. Today is a day to remember him with love. Today would have been Anthony … Continue reading →

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Beto and Pete: A Tale of Two Articles

Posted on April 29, 2019 by

In this election season, good journalism is important. But what happens when “good journalism” comes up against people’s uncritical adoration of a candidate? We all know the stereotype of the “hit piece.” In Janet Malcolm‘s 1990 book The Journalist and … Continue reading →

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The Day That Notre Dame Burned

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

It was Tax Day, and that’s bad enough, but it turns out that April 15, 2019, will go down as the day that Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burned almost completely. The two great towers are still standing, at least. Hours … Continue reading →

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Upcoming in March: Read an E-Book Week, Followed by Guest Blogger Paula Butterfield

Posted on February 21, 2019 by

February has been shooting by, and I have not posted here, but let me remedy this before the month disappears completely into the rearview mirror! The first week of March (March 3-9) is the time for Read an E-Book Week … Continue reading →

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Connecting the Dots Published in Audiobook Format!

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

Have you ever wondered whether you or a loved one might have ADHD? My little self-help ebook/memoir, Connecting the Dots: My Midlife Journey with Adult AD/HD, published in 2013, is now available in audiobook format, at a suggested list price … Continue reading →

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