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  The New York Times recently listed ten books that help “explain California.” Although Susan Straight’s excellent novel Mecca was included (and also included in Part One of

Bold Journey Magazine’s website states that “Living life boldly means exposing yourself to all sorts of risk – risk of loss, risk of criticism and

When “Those People Behind Us” received an 8.5 out of 10 score from the folks at the BookLife Prize, I admit I wasn’t particularly pleased.

  Women Writers, Women’s Books is an online literary magazine by and about contemporary women writers from around the world. Barbara Bos, Managing Editor, launched

My great realization when my dad was transferred from Charlotte, North Carolina to Santa Monica back in 1966 was that, despite all those Beach Boy

I was fourteen in 1966 when my father came home from his job at the Douglas Aircraft plant in Charlotte, North Carolina and announced that

I’ve been lucky to spend some time up at Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, writing, editing, reading and recharging. I’m overdue for another residency but in

I had the pleasure of chatting with Canvas Rebel about my parents recently. They wanted to know if my mom and dad had a meaningful

The Los Angeles Times published author/teacher/book fence curator Susan Straight’s “1001 Novels To Find America” project on May 29, 2023 and it is incredible. Each

Midwesterners have a reputation for being “nice” and there does seem to be a certain Midwestern sensibility. I’m working with a public relations firm based

The Lockhart Women opens on the night of June 17, 1994, with Brenda Lockhart stressing about her husband’s unexpected insistence on going to a coworker’s