The Other Typist: A sophisticated Prohibition-era mystery
The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell. Close your eyes and imagine’s it’s Prohibition-era New York City. George Gershswin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” is …
Tag, I’m it for NaBloMoPo
Up visiting friends in Amador. Lovely way to spend a Saturday! I spent the day wandering Amador County with my Marm and …
Blog birthday (be)musings
“Childhood” by Michiev. Used with permission. “Be brave. Ask your questions. Speak your truth.” I heard those words from BlogHer CEO and …
Three things on my mind as a BlogHer ’14 newbie
Who’s going to BlogHer ’14? This gal! Here’s my in-the-garden #selfiebration submission. Kerry Washington sealed the deal. A chance to see Olivia …
Why National Pi Day means so much to me
Breakfast of champions, really. We’re having significant leftovers for dinner. Yes, significant. Two kinds of pie–the beefy guinness-y pot pie variety, and …
Paper note-taking: Not old-school… genius
Is the pen mightier than the laptop? Apparently so. One of the first things my university students learn about me is that …
New Year’s goals: Thinking back, looking ahead
Auntie Shawna and baby Satyana. If you guessed that my favorite experience of 2013 involved finishing the dissertation or graduating with a …
The phone call that changed my entire life
The ringing phone pierced pre-dawn silence. Dripping from a fast shower, I ran to pick up the kitchen receiver before the call …
A grateful heart: Getting featured on BlogHer
Pretty jazzed to have been featured on the BlogHer homepage. Definitely a writing achievement. When I joined the National Blog Posting Month …
A journaling fool
Can I tell you how grateful I am that blogging didn’t exist during my childhood? As a kid who read Holocaust memoirs …