I know. This is supposed to be a blog about writing, but let’s talk about this last week, shall we? Since a year in the life of a dog equals seven in the life of a human, I suppose one dog week is equivalent to seven human ones. What’s the point? The point is that […]
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Each summer, the public park directly across the street from our Sebastopol, (Sonoma County) California home is transformed into a site for festivals, concerts and live theater. Ives Park is the summer home of Main Stage West, our resident theatre company, located two blocks away in “Downtown” Sebastopol. This year, we were treated to two beautifully
I like to say that for the past two months, my writing has been constrained by our new dog, Mischa. But really, it’s not her fault. She’s just being what she is: an enormous puppy that needs lots (and lots) of attention. Now one-year old, Mischa is a Newfoundland-Bernese Mountain-Dog mix. Mainly she’s Newfoundland. We’ve
Saturday afternoon, I read from my new memoir Sometimes I See You at the Druids Hall at the Plantation Farm Camp. It’s a wonderful setting and thanks to the generosity of the owners of Plantation, David and Suzanne Brown, it occasionally serves as a showcase for local writers. Built originally as a meeting place for members of
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Friday night I fixed an early dinner for Luisa, Marley and me and then headed to the village of Occidental to attend the launch of Cigar City Stories: Tales of Old Ybor City by Emilio Gonzalez-Llanes at the Occidental Center for the Arts (OCA). I didn’t have a clue what to expect. I’d never heard
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We’ll get back on track soon, but at the moment Newtown’s much on my mind. This tragedy was brought home to me in the person of my 12-year old granddaughter, Marley, who’s staying with us for a couple of weeks while her mom and dad are traveling. I drove Marley to school every morning the
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