In keeping with Monday’s post about solitude, today I’m writing about a book I loved: Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World That...

Yesterday I listened to a fascinating Hidden Brain podcast that featured psychologist and researcher Cassie Mogilner Holmes . The author...

While not Native American, I’ve studied for years about various tribes across America and am fascinated by the many different cultures,...

As you know, I have two sisters and the oldest — though by no means old — is Dee. It’s her birthday this week, which is why she’s getting...

by Patti Isaacs I had the huge pleasure of meeting Patti Isaacs years ago when she attended a critique group to which I belonged. I got...

I’m still blown away by the talented people I met at the San Francisco Writers Conference this summer. One of them is Amelia Pendleton, a...

I had a pivotal moment at the end of my sophomore year in college. While driving through campus, I stopped at a crosswalk to let students...

I love memoirs that employ humor, those that revolve around travel, and those that feature spooky historical houses. Author Roz Morris...

I wouldn’t be a writer if I didn’t love — adore, caress, worship — words. The thesaurus and dictionary are easily my two favorite books....

I just finished Mark Chesnut’s Prepare for Departure, a travel writer’s humorous, warm memoir of journeying with his mother to the end of...

In celebration of the publication of my memoir, Bliss Road, next June by Vine Leaves Press, I'm starting to countdown the many reasons I...