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
How Mary Ann Evans Became George Eliot
Mary Ann Evans did not become George Eliot overnight.
Literary Science Fiction
I wouldn’t have wanted to read this book if I’d known what it was about, but I’m glad I did.
The Trayvon Generation
In The Trayvon Generation, Elizabeth Alexander brings Black creativity to the forefront of necessary responses to injustice.
What I’m Seeing and Hearing
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?”
Hamlets I’d Like to See
Can’t stop thinking about this guy!
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
Voting Like It’s 1984
I’ve been thinking a lot about the election of 1984. Here’s why:
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.
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