I recently visited Jack London Beauty Ranch State Park and spent time in the House of Happy Walls (built by his wife Charmian after his death), which houses the Jack London Museum and is full of books and artifacts of their life together. A short hike brought me to the haunting ruins of Wolf House which was …
Continue reading Jack London: Writer, Revolutionary & Dystopian Author
A few days ago, I took my first fall hike into the woods to enjoy a spectacular November day in Northern California and look for signs of mushrooms. It's a little early for mushroom season, but we had a decent rain about a week ago, so I was hopeful. We found a smattering of early …
Maybe we shouldn't have named our cat Leo. He certainly thinks he's king of all things...like my laundry. He's right in the middle of it when I throw it on the bed. I literally have to shut him out so I can put on clean sheets and fold my t-shirts. His other talents include fetch, …
Continue reading Capricious Cats, Thunderstorms of Thor and Other Unsolvable Mysteries
A little over three years ago, I decided to fulfill a lifelong dream to write a novel. My current fantasy story idea came from a dream image, so that's how it began. I sat down, asked my characters what the image was about and started writing. They haven't let me down. The story has found …
Continue reading I need a what? Can’t I just write? ::sigh::
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