I’m going on a homemade writer’s retreat. Just me and my laptop. No dental appointments. No lunches with friends. No Facebook. No Instagram. Read more.
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I’m Back! The Writer in Me Is Back With a Book Pitch
I’m back at the keyboard and hard at work on the book pitch for my project. What do you think? Read more.
At the Octopus Literary Salon — Women Reading Stories About Women
For Mother’s Day gift-giving inspiration, stop by Oakland’s Octopus Literary Salon on May 12 to hear San Francisco Bay Area women read from their books and poetry . Read more.
The Writing Room: Am I Stuck? Or Am I Just Taking a Little Housekeeping Break?
Sitting at a blank laptop screen awaiting writerly inspiration isn’t that much fun nowadays. I’d rather watch the guys laying asphalt in front of our house. Am I stuck? Read more.
Jury Duty Is a Lot Like Fourth-Grade Softball. Here’s Why
Jury duty selection feels like 4th grade softball, when one’s very right to take up space on the planet depends on someone choosing, or not choosing, you. Read more.
Wisdom From My Father — Or, How to Sweep the Kitchen Floor
“Think about what you are doing,” my father told me. “Use your head.” His advice still applies in a 21st-century world neither of us could have imagined. Read more.
The Oakland Tribune Tower — A 1923 Structure With a Twenty-First Century View
As a reporter, I was never invited to the lofty heights of the Oakland Tribune Tower. On the paper’s last day of publication I finally got my chance. Read more.