During my blog hiatus, so many news items begged for comment, I kept salivating, like one of Pavlov’s dogs. Sticking to a memoir about my foreign travels in the 1960s took discipline. I’m glad I did. I found I had much to learn.  For a start, memoirs are out of fashion. The new g

I don’t click on Amazon much.  Their sales strategy bothers me. For example, why I should pay almost $200 a year for the benefit of “free” shipping.  Do I detect an oxymoron here?  No matter.  I’m a bricks-and-mortar person.   The last item I purchased was an electric to

On March 11, 1483, Charles VIII (the l’Affable) became king of France.  Only a handful of historians will remember the fact.  Far worse, to my thinking, is that a smaller number will note  I published my first blog, March 24, 2010.  Even so, I feel chuffed about the 9 year accom

I was wandering around the cosmetic section at Macy’s the other day, looking for an eyeliner.  I’d just seen a test edition of a new series of “Just Read It” and noted I looked as pale as a curtain sheer.  After 4 years of co-hosting the 10 minute book review program on YouT

I’m reading two books for an upcoming taping for Just Read It, a book review program fellow writer, Susan Stoner and I air on YouTube.  One book is a dystopian novel about life in a space ship after humans have destroyed planet earth, The Book Of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch.  The sec

Susan Stoner and I have been producing, Just Read it, a 10 minute YouTube book review series for over two years.  When I first proposed it, I doubted Susan or her cameraman husband, George, would be keen.  But they agreed to give it a try, and we’ve been having fun ever since.  W

Let me tell you about my work day. I do so because I wish to make a point. My mornings begin at my computer, preferably before 10 am. I practice this ritual  7 days a week.  Monday through Friday,  I compose essays that will appear later as one of my blogs. Composing oc

Mystery writer, Susan Stoner and I produce Just Read It, a 10 minute YouTube program reviewing national best sellers. We air them 8 times a year and invite a local writer to join us each time.  We’ve been at our project for two years and our audience continues to grow.  Naturally,

I admit it, I’m an analog girl in a digital world.  Hiring a cab the other day, the company asked if I planned to pay with cash or plastic?  I have no idea why my method of payment matters.  Maybe the company sends old cars for people who still use cash.    The driver who picke

Since my brief hiatus in July, when I entertained a former student from South Africa, the last few weeks have been busy.  I taped 4 new episodes of Just Read It. (Click) That’s the ten minute book review program I co-host with Susan Stoner, author of the Sage Adair mystery series.