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Our No TV Week — The Kids Survived, but Did I?

October 22, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

girl on tricyclle with helmet. Photo by Barbara Newhall

What would happen, I wondered, if our family had no TV for a week. Who would complain the most? Read more.

The Day Our Son Didn’t Drown — Family Stories

October 15, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Two children play on the steps of a condominium pool in Miami Beach in 1985 with Atlantic in the background. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Family stories: Four-year-old Peter’s body was limp. His eyes stared blankly into the Florida sky. We’d been swimming in a pool designed for adults. Read more.

Jack Shoemaker of Counterpoint Press Shares Fifty Years of Book Publishing Wisdom

October 8, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Jack Shoemaker of Counterpoint Press spoke at the Oct. 5 meeting of Left Coast Writers.

Jack Shoemaker of Counterpoint Press shared 50 years of publishing wisdom at a meeting of the Left Coast Writers at Book Passage in Marin County. Read more.

The First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham, Michigan — Last Stop on My One-Woman Road Trip

October 2, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Facade of the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham, Michigan. Photo by Barbara Newhall

I’d sung in the choir and been confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham. And now I was invited to read from “Wrestling with God.” Read more.

Breathing Lake Michigan — Ludington to Traverse City

October 1, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Sunset light reflected on a channel leading into Lake Michigan near Ludington. Photo b Barbara Newhall Barbara Falconer Newhall travels up and down Michigan's lower peninsula, visiting friends and family and putting on book events for "Wrestling with God."

Traveling solo along Lake Michigan meant I could linger over coffee with friends. It also meant I could ignore my GPS and exit the freeway on a whim. Read more.

Which Way America? Compassion With Francis? Or Vitriol With Trump?

September 26, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Cover of Pope Francis' book, "Open Mind, Faithful Heart." With a picture of the pope.

Pope Francis and Donald Trump couldn’t be more different — in the way they respect (Francis) and disrespect (Donald) their fellow human beings. Read more.

Mason County, Michigan — My One-Woman Road Trip Takes Me to Falconer Country

September 23, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Windmills outlined against the sky of Mason county, Michigan, farmland. Photo by Barbara Newhall

A visit to Falconer country — Mason county — was a must-do stop on my one-woman road trip up and down and across Michigan. A cousin showed me around the old family farms. Read more.

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Is It OK to Kill Stuff? Yes, If It’s a Mosquito or a Eucalyptus Tree

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Is it OK to kill stuff? I couldn’t kill the spider lurking in my shower. But I can kill invasive eucalyptus trees and dive-bombing mosquitoes.  Read more.

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Rebecca Foust, author of "Paradise Drive: Poems," spoke at Book Passage bookstore in Corte Madera, CA, in 2015. Writers Photo by Barbara Newhall

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