Blog Famadihana 1/14/2021 Ever heard of a famadihana? I learned about it from a young woman in Mauritius years ago. She invited me on...

Blog #12, November 28, 2020 Someone asked me, "Do you research the places you write about?" Yes, but after I have been there. I work from...

My novel The Cup of the Shining Sun will go live soon. This book is the first in a trilogy called The Legend of the Cup. Travel is a huge...

In my profession as a visual arts instructor, my favorite course was Color Theory. Based on color theory, I have a wish for Ruth Bader...

Looking at the smoke that blankets many areas of California presently, making it difficult to see and to breathe, dim specters like...

Art and Idea Have you ever wondered about the Idea of an idea? The famous writer Oscar Wilde wrote an essay titled The Decay of Lying. In...

Love is a many splendored thing It's the April rose that only grows in the early Spring Love is nature's way of giving a reason to be...

Geography matters. In a story, the writer takes you on a journey of place, physical and metaphysical. You go on a trip, see new vistas,...

Scale, relative size, we often take for granted. The size of things can be greater - or lesser - than expected. A shift in perspective,...

Ursula K. Le Guin, a fantasy author whom I admire greatly, used her creative gifts to explore concepts set forth in the ancient Chinese...

Albert Einstein said: “There are only two ways to live your life. One is though as nothing is a miracle. The other is as though...

Welcome to my first blog, ever. My interests range broadly, but there is underlying connection. Enjoy! In a time of stress, what do you...