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
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.
Paule Marshall, Groundbreaking Novelist
A chance discussion through a friend of my daughter-in-law led me to this post.
What I’m Seeing and Hearing
Can Art Conquer Hate?
Tony Kushner v. Roy Cohn
A Funny Thing Happened…
Sometimes the hardest part about writing a review for me is coming up with a good title. I was pretty pleased with this one: A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the White Supremacist Meeting.
A Tasty Meal—of Theater
Lynn Nottage explores the plight of returning citizens in a comedy about sandwiches.
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
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?
Fight for First Ladies!
Attitudes toward First Ladies are a signal of attitudes toward the numerous forms of unpaid labor traditionally carried out by women.
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