I’m getting ready to concentrate on writing Science Fiction Daughter, the fourth in my series of memoirs. In this blog post, I’m going to map out the story. This will help me move through the writing with more perseverance, and I’m doing it here so you can see the thought process which may be helpful … Read more
I enjoyed 109 East Palace, and a lot of other people have too. Robert Oppenheimer was a scientist who grew into the role of masterminding what went on at the place he chose for the ultra-secret research that ultimately led to the creation of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Why … Read more
Besides writing memoirs, I love to read them, and this week I let other things go while I sat reading this book. Eti Dayan is an Israeli woman who has led tours to Africa. Over the years, she kept returning to one particular Maasai village in Kenya. After some dramatic events that she helps with, … Read more
I’m lucky to live in a small town in New Mexico, where there isn’t much Covid-19, so I rarely worry about it. I do still wear a mask when I go out, and I wash up when I come home. I save my main worrying for relatives and friends in places where there is a … Read more
I can connect emotionally with my dogs and cats. It’s easy. We gaze into each other’s eyes, or the cat purrs, or the dogs sit at my feet. When I walk into the kitchen, eight canine feet usually pad along after me and four feline feet may come into the dining room so the cat … Read more