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
Quaker Names of the 17th and 18th Centuries
Just call me Trustrum Hooton.
Pomegranate, a novel by Helen Elaine Lee
“Prepare to be challenged, and changed.” Tayari Jones
Sam, a novel of hope by Allegra Goodman
A compelling and satisfying exploration of girlhood.
What I’m Seeing and Hearing
A Little Bit of Casablanca in Cornwall
A delightful surprise. You won’t find it any guidebooks.
Quaker Names of the 17th and 18th Centuries
Just call me Trustrum Hooton.
Can Art Conquer Hate?
Tony Kushner v. Roy Cohn
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
Communal Pets in Istanbul
They think about animals in a different way in Istanbul.
Let’s Drop the Gendered Greetings
Why are gendered greetings even necessary?
Are We Really Cooking with Gas?
Is gas cooking on its way out?
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