Snippets of seven reviews for my book, US, NOW AND THEN
“Dialogue pitch perfect. Characters and family dynamics so well portrayed. Anyone can relate.” Continue reading Snippets of seven reviews for my book, US, NOW AND THEN
Book Report: A happy marriage between fact and fiction, between work and life
I’ve been an Ann Patchett fan since I read Bel Canto years ago and have read nearly everything she’s written–fiction … Continue reading Book Report: A happy marriage between fact and fiction, between work and life
Friday Field Trip: Edith W. Fritsch Elementary School
In my novel, Us, Now and Then, the fictional Libby McCormack gets her first teaching job at the very real … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Edith W. Fritsch Elementary School
Mid-week Mischief
Friday Field Trip: Bordewich Bray School
Bordewich Bray School sits in the heart of historic Carson City, near the old St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Bordewich Bray School
Mid-week Mischief
Friday Field Trip: St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, California
When the fictional Sam Wylder’s father is ill in 1972, he’s treated at the very real St. Jude Hospital in … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, California
Mid-week Mischief
Book Report: His error was expecting perfection
Having just finished This Tender Land with its compelling, at times breathless, life-and-death narrative, reading Anne Tyler’s Redhead by the … Continue reading Book Report: His error was expecting perfection
Stitching America back together
Today is Flag Day, commemorating the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by the … Continue reading Stitching America back together
Friday Field Trip: The Mapes Hotel and Casino
In my novel, Us, Now and Then, young Claire Jordan arrives back in Northern Nevada in 1972 after being sent … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: The Mapes Hotel and Casino
