Barbara’s Riffs on Life

The Writing Room: Writing Tips — Free for Nothing!

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

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

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

Too much flesh here. Too much skin there. But I can Zumba. Read more.

Turning 70 was way better than turning 8 — because I spent the day at Yosemite’s beautiful Tuolemne Meadows with friends. Read more.

I’ve loaded the dishwasher three times today. Daughter Christina madly baking…Read more.