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

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Splash! My New Mobile-Friendly Website Is Here

April 24, 2018 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 2 Comments

Introducing Barbara Falconer Newhall's new mobile-friendly website with pic of Barbara at age 8 with new nner tube on the beach. Photo by Tinka Falconer

My new mobile-friendly website is up and running, and I feel the way I did when I got a brand-new inner tube with my name on it: ready to go places. Read more.

Bay Area Authors: Your Chance to Meet Some Cool Ones (and Me)

April 4, 2018 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

Barbara Falconer Newhall will be one of the twenty lively Bay Area authors to join the festivities at the Walnut Creek Library Foundation gala.
Want to have some fun with interesting company, sip a cocktail, bid on a silent auction to benefit our Walnut Creek libraries and meet some cool Bay Area authors — like Don Lattin, Joyce Maynard and, um, me? Read more.

Office Romance in the #MeToo Era — Is It Worth the Risk?

February 6, 2018 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 1 Comment

Office romance at Zodiac News Service office party. 1970s, San Francisco, CA. Nancy Selvin, Steve Selvin, Barbara Falconer, Jon Newhall, Barbara Falconer, Barbara Newhall photo

Jon looked at me sheepishly and asked, “Was I guilty of sexual harassment?” He was thinking, and I was thinking, of the early days of our office romance. Read more.

A Holiday Gift for Our Times: Give Them a Copy of ‘Wrestling with God’

December 11, 2017 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

Detail of the cover of Barbara Falconer Newhall's book, "Wrestling with God: Stories of Doubt and Faith." A terrific holiday gift for our troubled times.

“Wrestling with God: Stories of Doubt and Faith,” is a thought-provoking holiday gift for believers and doubters alike. Read more.

The Virgin Blanca and Baby Jesus — Still Smiling This Advent Season After 700 Years

December 3, 2017 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

Virgin Blanca. Baby Jesus and Mary statue in the Cathedral at Toledo, Spain. Photo by Barbara Newhall

The Virgin Blanca, a 700-year-old Romanesque statue of a smiling Virgin Mary and her smiling son, continues to enchant visitors to Toledo, Spain. Read more.

White, White Sneakers — On the Cobbled Streets of Lisbon’s Baixa District

November 26, 2017 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

White sneakers witih jeans or leggings were de rigueur on the streets of Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Armistead Maupin’s Untold Tales — A Big Critical Success

November 4, 2017 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

I was important at the cast party for "The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin, San Francisco, June 15, 2017. Armistead Maupin and Barbara Falconer Newhall. Photo by Jon Newhall

Armistead Maupin hits the top of the charts again as Jennifer Kroot’s documentary “The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin” proves a critics favorite. Read more.

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My Old Stuff — A Little Moldy, a Little Dusty, but Unlike Certain People It’s Still With Me

a pair of old alumunium crutches with disintegrating padding. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Things. They stay where you put them. They don’t talk back or upchuck on the Persian rug. They don’t require thank-you notes or post cards from Tahoe. I like my things. Read more.

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