“This is where people make a mistake. People think that dictatorships and authoritarian regimes are built overnight, but they’re not. It...

Dancers must dance because movement is their language, their way of expressing emotions, stories, and ideas that words alone cannot...

This is how I am feeling.       Why? – you ask. Because I’ve just submitted the first complete rough draft of my latest novel to the...

The book I am currently writing is a sequel to my first novel, HIGH WATER, and follows my protagonist, Frankie, back to the USA after...

I think the pandemic broke me. Lately I feel like I have become a misanthrope. Those who know me well, would probably already describe me...

Exactly one week ago, I was still in my PJs and barely left my bed all day. Why? Because I had just returned from my latest...

TALES FROM THE CANYON August 17 – 24, 2022 Wednesday, August 24 – Day 7 DUNN. I think. . . I think we’re here. POWELL. The Big Canyon....

TALES FROM THE CANYON August 17 – 24, 2022 Tuesday, August 23 – Day 6 DUNN: O.G. knows of a Mormon settlement on the Rim of the Canyon...

TALES FROM THE CANYON August 17 – 24, 2022 Monday, August 22 – Day 5 SUMNER: You saved my life, man! HAWKINS: Any time. Hall, put that...

TALES FROM THE CANYON August 17 – 24, 2022 Sunday, August 21 – Day 4 “I will not be joining you. Nor will Seneca Howland. Nor will O.G....

TALES FROM THE CANYON August 17 – 24, 2022 Saturday, August 20 – Day 3 “There will be churning, there will be swells” ~ Major John Wesley...

TALES FROM THE CANYON August 17 – 24, 2022 Friday, August 19 – Day 2 “Sand in my mouth. I got sand in my mouth.” ~ Old Shady (Men On...

TALES FROM THE CANYON August 17 – 24, 2022 Thursday, August 18 – Day 1 “Oars up! Oars out!” Orrrr. . . maybe not After a fitful sleep, I...

TALES FROM THE CANYON August 17 – 24, 2022 Wednesday, August 17 – Travel Day My friend Donna drove down from Alameda and showed up at my...

Ever since the Supreme Court issued its undeniably misogynistic ruling to overturn Roe Vs. Wade on June 24th, I have experienced a gamut...

On Friday, June 10, 2022, my son graduated from UC Santa Cruz with honors and a BA in Environmental Studies/Economics. That morning I...

“I talked to lawyers who consult with accusers who are considering coming forward with their accounts of abuse. Even potentially through...

When I first heard this title, I thought, “What the heck is Frozen Kids? What a weird name.” I soon discovered that the title referred to...

Steve Kerr comments on tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas - March 24, 2022 Why? Enough! When are we going to do something?! These questions...

One of my favorite quotes comes from the funny, irreverent, and brilliant writer Anne Lamott. “You own everything that happened to you....