Back in the late 73s, I was stuck in traffic on my way to Los Angeles International Airport to catch a PSA jet to San...
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An Open Letter To My Father
Let me start by saying I never celebrated Father's Day. I never bought a card, picked out a terrible tie or a pair of...
Twas the Night Before Deadline
with apologies to CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE 'Twas the night before deadline, when all through the house Not a writer...
#BackToSchool
By the end of July, I'd be anxiously looking forward to the first day of school, usually Tuesday after Labor Day. I...
#StayHomeAndRead
Like most of us, I've been doing a lot of reading and writing lately. My most recent book was Heath Hardage...
Musings on Privilege
I used to think that privilege meant you had to have a lot of money, that you had to be born into the "right" level of...
What Unties Us
You read that right. It's not a typo. I've been thinking about how unmoored, how unanchored, how adrift so many of us...
Finding Peace in the Time of COVID-19
We're all doing our best to stay calm in the midst of a daily tsunami of bad news. As a writer, it's less...
From Memoir to Novel
#ICYMI, It Started With a Memory What did? Out of the Desert. That memory was triggered by an old black-and-white...
Back with a new book
It took longer than I thought, but I am proud to announce that OUT OF THE DESERT is now available in print...
Announcing a New Book
My next novel is nearly done and I’m raring to get this puppy into your hands. I have an offer and an ask. Here’s the...
#ICYMI Convergence of Dates
This past week has been a convergence of important dates for nearly 40 years. First, there was my mother's birthday on...
