Thoughts for creative people on being forced to stay at home: Some people talk about writing, others do it. Same for painting, composing,...

In Tahoe we often see Bear and Coyote. But in 30 years, I've only seen a bobcat twice and both times it was at some distance. Until th...

Yes, Hawaii would be nice in the spring. But the beach that most often calls to me is covered in snow in April. The sun is getting high. The...

There are lots of ways people cope when stress mounts. Yoga. Classical music. Deep breathing. Enjoying a nice meal or bottle of wine. Connec...

There are great writers (think beautiful, creative sentences and paragraphs, thoughtful intriguing characters) and great storytellers (think...

The book production pipeline is long. For me, about 18 months. Each significant step stands out. I finished the first draft of my next boo...

It's Friday, and the sun is out, the air is warm. Some tendrils of aromatic smoke from controlled burns wrap the trees. Our diminishing ...