Bliss, Part II: A Week at the Beach
Who doesn’t feel rejuvenated from a week at the beach? Careful in the Alabama Covid cesspool, we rent a cottage in a lesser populated area of Gulf Shores, Fort Morgan,…
Bread Loaf School of English
Years and years ago, after dropping my daughter off at the University of Vermont, in Burlington, for a 2-week high school summer debate camp, I went exploring graduate campuses for…
Read the First Pages!
Since I am finally returning to Rain Dodging for revision, perhaps you would enjoy the opening pages? Chapter One: Getting There “Take the Adventure, heed the call, now ’ere the irrevocable moment…
How Rain Dodging Came to Be
Two blogs ago, I wrote about my current writing progression for Rain Dodging. But where did the book’s idea come from? Working on my second master’s degree, I was blessed to…
Heaven on Earth: The Art Institute of Chicago
Part II of my blog about my adventure in Chicago last week focuses on my day at the Art Institute of Chicago: When I made online reservations from home for…
“Chicago, Chicago, that Toddling Town”
Chicago, Chicago, that Toddling Town by Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart, popularized by Frank Sinatra Chicago, Chicago that toddling townChicago, Chicago I will show you aroundBet your bottom dollar you…
Pimms and Possibilities
Oh, yum! While editing Rain Dodging, I couldn’t help but notice how often I imbibed a Pimms & Lemonade: Stopping at a quaint pub, I descended three stone steps and sat…
How the Book Got Its Name
Entry 1 July 14-16, Kent & St. Albans, Hertfordshire My last morning in Kent. After breakfast and settling my bill at the little inn where I so pleasantly stayed for 3 nights,…
Two Blokes and a Roman Ruin
Entry 1 July 12, British Channel, Calais France The ferry to Calais was fun. Sun shining but you could tell the clouds were on their way from the east, just as predicted.…