writer's life

39th Annual Celebration of Life

Today I attended City of Hope’s 39th Annual Celebration of Life Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion with my mom. As always, a special and emotional time for me. Here’s a short excerpt from my forthcoming memoir. Be well. As our bodies weaken, whether through modern medicine or aging, our minds begin to wander. With these travels, […]

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writer's life

Padua Hills Theatre Wedding

I’m part of a lovely writers’ group called the Claremont Forum Writers’ Workshop. The participants all have different strengths, which add up to multi-headed critique monster (as moderator-extraordinaire Janet Beech would say). I’ve sent my entire memoir through the reading and critiquing process for comments and constructive criticism, which improved my manuscript so much, for […]

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