The Power of Story

As part of my day job—I’m a university professor—I’ve been recording interviews with some really interesting people. I’ll be sharing the interviews with my online class this summer. One interview was with a pair of filmmakers who made a documentary Read more

Lessons learned

Things I’ve learned during the last six weeks: My cat, Niki, really enjoys Zoom meetings. Four members of my household have been Zooming frequently. As soon as Niki realizes someone’s Zooming, she rushes over to parade back and forth in Read more

Necessary Adjustments

Like millions of other people, I suddenly find myself working from home. You’d think this was no change from the usual since I’m an author, and you’d be correct in assuming I’ve always done the bulk of my writing at Read more

Dressing up

I need to begin this by admitting that I’m ignorant about fashion. I’m sort of familiar with some famous designers’ names, but that’s about it. I mean, I know what I like, but my clothing preferences may have little or Read more

How to Juggle

Okay, full disclosure: I can’t really juggle, as in bowling pins, knives, or flaming torches. I barely have the visual-spatial and physical skills to catch one ball, let alone deal with three at once. I am, however, pretty good at Read more

Goals

Happy New Year! I’m not much of a person for annual resolutions—they’re too easily broken and then I feel guilty. I do, however, believe in personal goals. When I began writing, I had a number of authorly goals, and I’m Read more