Toni Morrison: Diving Into Darkness on Wings of Light
Last in my series “Brushes With Blackness” on how Black lives and Black Culture colored my Whiteness. I’d always wanted …
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From Pete the Cat: It’s All Good
One of the joys of grandparenting is revisiting stories I loves to read my own children and sharing them with …
Life’s Sweet Longing for Itself
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through …
Chaos Can Take a Hike
I wrote the following post For Love of Chaos in August three years ago, when I had my little three …
Art that Mirrors the Inner Essence
I found this photo on the cover of Sun Magazine some years ago and fell in love with it. It’s …
On Photography – Researching My Sequel
I’m working on a sequel to my novel From the Far Ends of the Earth, mostly research and note-taking at …
Endings & Beginnings, A Writer’s Life
Well, I just finished rewriting the ending of my novel as requested by a publisher. We will see what they …
Down the Rabbit Hole with Salvador Dali
One highlight from my trip to Bruges this summer was visiting the Salvador Dali Museum. Dali is celebrated for his …
Art Enhances a Sense of Wonder & Mystery
Quote of the Week “Art has the power to make any spot on earth the living center of the universe; …
Five Debut Novels Worth Sampling
I’ve been putting together a reading list of recently published debut novels that have been making a splash in the …
