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Barbara Falconer Newhall

Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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Barbara Falconer Newhall

The Writing Room: Can This Guy Make Me a Star?

January 9, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

I’m going to take Jeff Greenwald’s Page to Stage class. It starts next week at the Writers Grotto in SF.

A Case of the Human Condition: Our Christmas Candy Is — Gone!

January 4, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A candy gift from Liz Nystrom. Photo 2011 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Our Christmas candy is all gone. Gone. Like a lot of good things in life — mothers, fathers, old friends, colleagues. Read more.

A Case of the Human Condition: Fewer Marriages — but More Facebook Relationships?

January 1, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Fewer people are getting married these days, but plenty are declaring their love and loyalty publicly — on Facebook.

A Case of the Human Condition: Holy Sex Toys

January 1, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Christians, Jews, Muslims — and maybe even a Buddhist or two — they’re discovering the joy of sex, with a little help from sex toys.

The Writing Room: Writing Tips — Free for Nothing!

December 19, 2011 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

I just discovered a site called Nieman Storyboard — great tips for nonfiction writers

Yosemite — More Beautiful than the Himalayas?

December 12, 2011 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Al Aistrope at Tuolumne Meadows. Photo 2011 by Barbara Falconer Newhall

Is the Yosemite high country even more beautiful than the Himalayas? My hiking pal Al Aistrope thinks so. Read more.

More Pix of Beautiful Yosemite High Country

December 8, 2011 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

River rushes over granite rocks in Tuolumne High Country at Yosemite National Park. Photo by BF Newhall

Inyo National Forest, Yosemite, Tuolemne Meadows — I can’t go there without snapping photo after photo.Read more.

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‘Tis the Season to Declutter. Or Is It?

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‘Tis the season to declutter — to ditch the 1960s peace flag and make room for the garlic roaster and the pickleball paddles. Or is it?  Read More.

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My grandfather David Falconer in 1893. Photo by Ludington Studios

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