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 Displacements: A Novel of Climate Catastrophe
A disturbing vision of a climate catastrophe offers a dire warning and a sliver of hope.
The Lighthouse that Inspired Virginia Woolf
I wanted to get to the lighthouse that inspired Virginia Woolf’s novel. It turned out to be harder than I expected.
How Mary Ann Evans Became George Eliot
Mary Ann Evans did not become George Eliot overnight.
What I’m Seeing and Hearing
The Lighthouse that Inspired Virginia Woolf
I wanted to get to the lighthouse that inspired Virginia Woolf’s novel. It turned out to be harder than I expected.
The Mondragon Cooperatives
In Mondragon, the businesses belong to the workers.
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Anna Deavere Smith: “…where might we house a new humanizing project?”
What I’m Cooking
A Vegetarian Holiday
You don’t need meat to enjoy a festive holiday dinner.
Farro, Lime, and Basil
No halloumi? No problem.
The Pleasure of Small Appliances
I always make sure I have a place to store it before I buy one.
What I’m Thinking
Another Reason to Avoid Fossil Fuels
There’s the climate and pollution, but there are political reasons as well to avoid fossil fuels.
B Corporations: The Business of Doing Good
B Corporations are businesses that are focused on mission-driven goals.
Get It Done, Dammit!
Maybe some of the nails get bent. You can fix it later. Get it done!
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