Welcome to my site…
After earning my MFA in creative writing, I began a career in writing and publishing. I’ve been an editor and writer for reference book and education publishers, including Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Scholastic Press, and National Geographic Learning. I’ve written professional profiles and articles for MIT and Radcliffe, as well as graphic novelizations of Greek myths.
On this site I offer observations and links to things I’m reading, hearing, and seeing, as well as to what I’m cooking! as I work on a novel set in Cornwall and London in the 1930s. Current tagline: A house with a history. A woman with a future. Two nations on the brink.
I hope you’ll join me here from time to time, Please comment on my posts!
What I’m Reading
The Catch by Alison Fairbrother
This recent novel is fun to read and deeply satisfying.
Caribbean Women Bring Important Insights
Caribbean women writers know what intersectionality is all about!
First Anniversary of These Walls Between Us
Celebrating the first anniversary of the publication of this wonderful memoir!
What I’m Seeing and Hearing
Movie Review: She Said
This one easily passes the Bechdel-Wallace test.
People Using Art to Disrupt
The things we do for art.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
I was delighted to be able to see and review this classic piece of American theater.
What I’m Cooking
Gazpacho. You Don’t Need a Recipe, but Here are Some Suggestions
Every batch of gazpacho is a little different, and every batch is delicious!
Vegan Hot Dogs and Beer
An tasty, easy, and dare I say healthy summer meal.
Coffee Socks
Is it the coffee that made my Costa Rican coffee taste so good? Or the socks?
What I’m Thinking
Day of Thanks and Mourning
It’s not about turkey.
A Tribute to Transgender Day of Remembrance
No one should be harassed, assaulted, or killed because of their gender identity.
Voting Like It’s 1984
I’ve been thinking a lot about the election of 1984. Here’s why:
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