Guest Blog Post on Inked Voices
Today I have a guest blog post up with Inked Voices about my 2017 deep dive into studying the craft of writing. Inked Voices has been invaluable to me as…
Candy Corn Soup
“Can we go, now?” Alexa asks. “After dinner,” Mom says, straightening Alexa’s witch hat. Shadows lengthen, almost trick-or-treat time. Dad’s still at the office. Mom, at her laptop, hasn’t even…
Two Star Treks and Some Trolleyology
Would you throw the fat guy off the bridge? This fall there's a new Star Trek streaming in my living room. I had great fun watching the original Star Trek…
Two Nights, Three Bands
This week good things came in threes. I was lucky to attend concerts by three fantastic bands: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, and Pink…
Scandinavian Summer
A story of summer and winter has haunted me since I was a little girl. One afternoon our elementary class gathered for an assembly in the school gymnasium. The occasion,…
My July with Tidal
I became an expert at packing jewel cases back in the years we were moving to Italy, NYC, and other apartments in between. The trick to packing an extensive CD…
Why Moana Didn’t Make Me Cry
I cry at movies. On our first movie date, I startled my future husband with a teary breakdown in the theater that has gone on to become family legend. We were…
Old and New: Tsugaru-jamisen Rock
I will never forget walking down the streets of Turin, Italy, with my husband, in search of classical Japanese koto and shakuhachi music. One Italian music seller, eager to help…
New Heart, Only a Heartbeat Away
During my teen years, when kids form deep attachments to their favorite bands, I was forming deep attachments to classical orchestral music. I bought every album I could find by…
Am I a fan of One Direction?
One warm night in April, my husband called me out of the bathroom. I came, dripping toothpaste, to see what all the fuss was. The fuss was Harry Styles performing…