The city of Los Angeles has many faces. Some people see it as a cancerous urban sprawl, with awful rush hour traffic, bad air, and crime. For others it’s the glitz of Hollywood, the metropolis of business. It is all … Continue reading →
One of my favorite places in the southern California area is the Huntington Library. “Library” is almost a misnomer, if you think of a regular public library. The Huntington Library is a vast landscape with gardens, museums, coffee shops, pavilions … Continue reading →
Today, it is my honor and pleasure to welcome my sister-in-law, Dorothy Lyner, to my blog. I just discovered, a few months ago, that she is a wonderful photographer. Where were you hiding, Dorothy? The few photos here are just … Continue reading →
Mike Henderson is a wonderful artist and Blues musician and the husband of my artist friend and teacher, Susan Deming. They live and work in the San Francisco Bay area with their son, Isaac. The other day, I came across this video … Continue reading →
I’m nearing the end of my first draft of part three of the FAMILY PORTRAIT series. The working title is EMILIA. This has been the most difficult of the three books for me to write. The family has grown to four characters, … Continue reading →
BookSwag is a great new book site, where you can find a variety of inexpensive ebooks. Book One and Two of my Family Portrait series are featured on their bookshelves. Today only, part one, An Uncommon Family, is free on Amazon and … Continue reading →
Today – Friday, 1/27, is the last day my novels (ebook versions) about love, art, and family are available for free on Amazon. GRAB THEM while you can. Curl up on your favorite sofa and travel to Switzerland, Peru, Italy, New York, and Guadalajara, … Continue reading →
I enjoy an author that can use description to carry me away and place me in locations that I can enjoy within my mind’s eye. Christa Polkinhorn does just that in Love of a Stonemason. From Switzerland to Italy to … Continue reading →
Just published my new novel An Uncommon Family, Book One of the Family Portrait series. Book Two, Love of a Stonemason was published in 2010. In other words, I wrote the second book before the first. I do things backward sometimes. … Continue reading →
I would like to share a sensitive and insightful review of my novel Love of a Stonemason by Crystal Fulcher at her book blog My Reading Room. Why I read this: The author sent me information about the book asking … Continue reading →
