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
First Anniversary of These Walls Between Us
Celebrating the first anniversary of the publication of this wonderful memoir!
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.
What I’m Seeing and Hearing
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.
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.
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
Making Our Votes Count
Here’s an idea that would help to overcome voter suppression and minority rule.
Have a Solar Christmas
]]I recently had an assignment to write a lesson on Abrahamic religions for a high school world geography curriculum. As my readers may well be aware, the Abrahamic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (in order of foundation). They share a belief in the...
Day of Thanks and Mourning
It’s not about turkey.
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