I’ve spent way too much time in waiting rooms, in line for school pick-ups, or in airports waiting for a delayed flight, to suffer without a delicious book to read. A delicious book is one that causes me to read the last chapters slowly because the characters have become my…

I am a big fan of any place that welcomes writers, readers, and wanna-be artists of the written word. Richard Hugo House in Seattle is one of my favorite writerly haunts. If you’re even remotely interested in putting pen to paper, I suggest you check them out during their upcoming…

Share your story with me! I want to know about a time when you relied on someone or something that became your touchstone during a difficult period in your life. Did you have an invisible friend as a child? An animal whom you loved more than anything else? An old…

I was told these words taped to my bathroom wall came from a letter exchanged between F. Scott Fitzgerald and his daughter, Scottie. I don’t know if this is true, but they are sound pieces of advice. These beautiful nuggets of wisdom remind me to claim all the definitions I…

The handsome Fed-Ex guy brought me books! Marvelous, beautiful books! Thanks to Lynn Price at Behler Publications for providing a Special Edition printing of The Chicken Who Saved Us for the Seattle Festival of Trees Gala on Saturday night, November 19th. Come visit me on Sunday, Nov. 20th at my…