I grew up in San Diego, CA. In the 1980’s, I met the mayor of Imperial Beach, Brian Bilbray who at the time was battling an unbelievable ecological disaster to no avail. He did me a favor once I will never forget, but I’ll touch on that another time. But […]
From time to time desperate men ask me for relationship advice. Happy to give it. Here’s a tip I learned long ago that never fails to make a woman fall in love with you all over again. First, find the keys to the vacuum cleaner and pull that baby out […]
I have been drinking whiskey for years. It is a wonderful spirit, and as complicated to learn about as wine. You can spend a lifetime enjoying the nuances. In my novel, “A Line Intersected,” the hero develops a taste for Jameson’s whiskey. That happened to be what I was drinking […]
I don’t know. A house lit up that announces it’s here, to me, is something to see. Some may disagree.
I think most writers are builders at heart. They like to create. I decided, for no particular reason, that I needed to build a staircase up along the side of my house. It was originally supposed to be simple: carved out of the ground, lined with timbers and filled with […]
After leaving the Finca Vigia, we rode in the passenger van back to Havana. It’s about a 12 mile drive. I had never seen Havana before, and I had no idea what to expect. We found the city clean, but strangely empty. As we drove along the harbor front, there […]
I read as a writer: with curiosity, with interest in the writing style, with superiority sometimes, humility other times; with admiration and with jealousy, and sometimes with a sneer on my face. But I always read with the knowledge that someone sat down and wrote a story, crafted it upon […]
Last September (2025) I had the opportunity to fly from Key West to Havana, Cuba, with a small group of other Hemingway fans to take a tour of Hemingway’s Cuban home, Finca Vigia. We boarded a small 9 seater twin prop and flew 90 miles due south in blue skies […]
I had the good fortune to be able to fly to Cuba from Key West and visit Hemingway’s Finca Vigia. It was an awesome trip. But before I write about it, and post the pictures I took, I want to give a shout-out to all my original followers on Goodreads. […]
I cannot believe how the years have flown by! I have missed being part of the Goodreads community, so now I’m making the effort to return. So many great people on Goodreads: actual readers who value more than the superficial constructs of much that passes as “important” with the capital […]