Jun 18, 2019 | Fun | 1 Comment
I avoid shopping rummage sales ever since I spent two years clearing 60 years of stuff out of my parents’ house. To my surprise, I enjoyed volunteering at our recent church rummage sale. Besides raising money for missions, I saw multiple benefits to the community.
Mar 5, 2019 | Fun, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Clyde here. No proud feline who’s done well for himself fails to give back. My sincere desire is to inspire my feral and semi-feral brothers and sisters to lead healthier lives by using their human resources wisely. In Chapter Two of my life story, I discuss staff training.
Jan 23, 2019 | Fun, Uncategorized | 2 Comments
My staff has suggested I tell my life story. Though I rarely post on my Facebook page, I’m told my fanbase is growing. (I’m too lazy to check.) So, here goes:
I was born in a barn in Chinese Camp, a Northern California Gold Rush town that once housed thousands of Chinese laborers. Historians say these immigrants worked mines that yielded a total of $1.5 million in U.S. dollars. But, that’s history. Today, Chinese Camp is Historical Landmark 423, population 126, not counting me. I don’t live there anymore.
Aug 14, 2018 | Adventure, Fun | 5 Comments
Written August 1, 2018. Our ashy air blots out most of the charm of summer days in the forest. I’ve fled my mountain community, where the sky is thick with smoke from the Ferguson Fire, and driven to the coast. I’ve made a seascape. Here on Seascape Blvd in Rio Del Mar the weather is cool and breezy with a float of warm sunshine.
Jul 10, 2018 | Fun, Learning curve, Writing life | 0 Comments
At a recent author reading, stepping into Nellie’s persona freed me to be more expressive. I felt like a kid in a Halloween costume emboldened to ask for candy from complete strangers! It was so much easier for me as Nellie to ask for an audience’s attention for her story than for me as an author to ask for attention for my book.
Jan 8, 2018 | Fun, Uncategorized, Word study | 0 Comments
Writers who take time to playfully consider their words twinkle like stars in a black night. Through their choice of words they offer unique perspectives on troubling issues, clear explanations of difficult concepts, and deep appreciation for life’s connective tissue.