PinnedWestern PurgatoriesWhen you wonder why you are there. I have a new travel memoir coming out soon. It’s about going places and doing things. Mostly, though, it’s about learning new topics. It’s a very non-fiction-y book for people who like that kind of thing. Everyone goes on and on about how…Free Ebook3 min readFree Ebook3 min read
Published in Be Yourself·PinnedMember-onlyIn a Perfect World…I’d have hope for the future. Lately, I’ve been writing articles about art and history because those are the topics I am interested in. I like to pretend that I am living in a normal world, so writing such articles is my way of pretending that the world is completely…Future7 min readFuture7 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyStrokes SuckA stroke ruined my father’s life. I recently put the finishing touches on my latest travel memoir and had to edit out certain stories that didn’t exactly fit. Most notably, I edited most references to my father’s debilitating stroke. I only kept the briefest mention of his condition and deleted…Stroke3 min readStroke3 min read
Published in Taking Off·Jan 31Member-onlyTucson Gem ShowShopping on Steroids — Every year for 16 days, a massive Gem Show rolls into Tucson to sell everything from tiny rocks to dinosaur bones. I used to avoid attending this gigantic production, thinking I wasn’t interested in seeing a bunch of stones. It was on a complete whim one year that I decided…Tucson5 min readTucson5 min read
Jan 24Member-onlyDreams of Being a WriterNot being famous is hard. I want to quit my day job and support myself as a writer. I’ve written two books and published an anthology of poems. Unfortunately, not many people are reading them. I’ve entered contests and won none. I’ve solicited bloggers for reviews and got no replies…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in Gardening, Birding, and Outdoor Adventure·Jan 24Member-onlyNewest AcquisitionThe joy of growing a tree. Pictured above is what a mature Cascalote (caesalpinia cacalaco) looks like. Pictured below is what my three-year-old Cascalote looks like now:Garden3 min readGarden3 min read
Jan 17Member-onlyWestern Lamentationsa poetry collection.Poems On Medium1 min readPoems On Medium1 min readRuined Rhyolite Bank. photo by authorWestern Lamentations----
Published in Gardening, Birding, and Outdoor Adventure·Jan 17Member-onlyPersonal Garden HistoryMy Patch of Paradise I love my garden. It is my happy place, my personal patch of paradise. Pictured above is what my garden looks like now, but that’s not how my garden started. No, my garden started off looking like this:Garden4 min readGarden4 min read
Jan 10Member-onlyWhat is Art Anymore?Even A.I. can’t figure us out. So, my husband showed me a video the other day. It was a montage of artistic movements throughout history as interpreted by A.I. (artificial intelligence). The video starts off normally enough with images of Ice Age cave art before it morphs into Ancient Egyptian…AI3 min readAI3 min read
Jan 3Member-onlyTales From the Gardenand other apocalyptic stories My yard is my happy place. I have learned a lot by watching my garden grow. A new theme for me this year is to document the change of seasons as they occur in my garden.20233 min read20233 min read
