Category Archives: My Blog
Artist Friend Joyce Eide
Sad news! Joyce Eide, age 87, passed away on December 13, 2017 after a long illness. She was born on September 21, 1930. Rest in peace, my good friend. She leaves an afterglow of smiles for us. Let the memory … Continue reading
This Car Climbed Mt. Washington
It’s more than just the “This Car Climbed Mount Washington” bumper sticker. It’s about a new experience at every turn, the most spectacular eight miles of driving in New Hampshire. Really, it is in retrospect! Mount Washington is the highest … Continue reading
Let’s be artists, right now. How? Just do it!
Young-ha Kim’s TED talk – BE AN ARTIST, RIGHT NOW! One of the premiere writers of his generation, Korean novelist Young-ha Kim weaves tales that speak to the thrills and challenges of young Koreans in our increasingly globalized and ever-changing … Continue reading
Does Anyone Remember Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton or Adrienne Rich?
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Plath suffered from depression for much of her adult life, and in 1963 she committed suicide. Controversy continues to surround the events of her life and death, as well as … Continue reading
Before Sundown – Chapter One – Chance Meeting
Before Sundown is a good old-fashioned love story with a twist of good old wry humor. In the beginning of Chapter One, Chance Meeting, Albie and Phyllis are young teenagers. As the story unfolds in First Date and After, they fall … Continue reading
The Little Fused Glass Magnet Story For Jessica
The Little Fused Glass Magnet Story for Jessica Jessica’s mother is Jennifer Lawler, a writer, and the author or coauthor of more than thirty nonfiction books and novels. She was one of my instructors in 2010 for the UCSD Extension … Continue reading
Retirement Quotes
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the blue sky, is by no means waste of time. … Continue reading
Before Sundown 