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
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!
The Displacements: A Novel of Climate Catastrophe
A disturbing vision of a climate catastrophe offers a dire warning and a sliver of hope.
What I’m Seeing and Hearing
Young Love, with a Twist
A delightful expression of young love and Black joy.
Boulevard of Bold Dreams
Realizing your dream isn’t necessarily an unalloyed delight, as Hattie McDaniel demonstrates on this play about the night she won the first Oscar given to a Black performer.
The Wife of Willesden at A.R.T.
What do women want? The Wife of Willesden will tell you—and you won’t be surprised.
What I’m Cooking
May 30, 2021: Lentil Soup & Salad
It was unseasonably chilly here in eastern Massachusetts over Memorial Day weekend, so last night I made lentil soup by sauteeing an onion on medium in Instant Pot, along with half a red pepper and four julienned carrots in 2 tsps of olive oil. Sauteeing on medium for...
May 29, 2021: Farro, Greens, and Cauliflower
I recently had dinner with my friend Nancy. Farro and salad. Was it so satisfying because of the food or the conversation? I'm not sure. Honestly I had forgotten about farro--my husband tells me I used to make it, but then I stopped from some reason. Was it because I...
Sometimes the best meal
is a simple broccoli and cheese frittata (or omelet) and a green salad with a homemade olive oil, sherry vinegar, honey, and garlic dressing.
What I’m Thinking
On Doing the Thing You Don’t Want to Do
A rambling meditation on local theater and seizing the moment.
Service or Revolution?
MLK Day service projects put people in touch with their communities. But service is not enough.
Making Our Votes Count
Here’s an idea that would help to overcome voter suppression and minority rule.
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