Shelter in Place, day Lebenty-Seven: I cleaned out all the cool clothes from my closet that don’t fit me right now. Anyone else out there who’s put a few pounds on? I’m calling mine the Covid 19.Ā I’ve decided to put some of my certifications* to use and teach a nutrition class to complement my […]
I am usually crazy confident about titling my works, but coming up with a title for my winning work in the 2016 Lake Merritt Flash Mob Play Festival was harder than writing the play itself! After two weeks of midnight musings, rushing rhymes and crazy creative processes, IĀ came up with over 50 ideas,narrowed it down […]
My epic western adventure, my spiritual tale of meat-reckoning, my tongue-in-cheek bromance,Ā Ted’s Tender Trophy, was published this week by Full of Crow Press. “A yellow October moon rose enormous over the high Rockies and gazed on the parking lot of the Shooting Star Saloon, where trucks lined up like saddled horses dozing at the rail. […]
How do you say my name? It really is the biggest secret about me. It’s not obvious what kind of “a” that vowel sound is there. Here’s a clue: well-meaning people, both in person and in print, guess wrong about 75% of the time. I get some funny stories out of that fact. Like in […]
3,000 Free Books for Oakland Parents In 2014, Oakland Parents Together (OPT) was the recipient of a generous donation of over 3,000 copies ofĀ The Bullying AntidoteĀ (Hazelden/Betty Ford Foundation) by Oakland authors Dr. Louise Hart and Kristen Caven. Bully Prevention through Positive Parenting Unlike other popular books on bullying, The Bullying Antidote identifies bullying as a […]
In my novel, The Souls of Her Feet, the downtrodden protagonistās life changes, as in every Cinderella story, when a Fairy Godmother appears in her life. But in this version, the āgodmotherā is also her real-life, legitimate godfather ā the former best friend of her deceased parents. I chose to make this traditionally female character […]
Come find me on “Writers Row” at the Bay Area Book Festival on Sunday! I will be holding down the fort…and if there’s a wind, all of the leaflets and flyers at the California Writers Club booth right off of Shattuck Avenue, from 10 to 12 on Sunday, June 5th! I’ll have piles of The […]
I crossed this off my bucket list: choreographing a dance number with TheĀ DecoBellesĀ historic dance troupe, famous for their waving beachballs, flying footwork and bright red lipstick smiles.Ā TheĀ “water ballet.” was in honor of the unveiling of the new mural, “Birds of Lake Merritt,” by Cleo Villet of OMCA fame, which now grace the pool of the […]
A book of mine is never truly launched until I’ve read at my neighborhood bookstore! Perfectly Revolting at Laurel (twice)! The Bullying Antidote Ā at Laurel The Reason She Left at Laurel’s “Local Literary Lights” event! Laurel Bookstore is no longer in my neighborhood; they’ve moved ‘up’ to downtown Oakland and have become the city’s new […]
I almost forgot to post… about my party TOMORROW, March 19th, at SoleSpace on Grand Avenue! This will be my second The Souls of Her Feet SHOE SALONā¢ and hopefully not my last! I will also be reading around brunchtime at Liminal Space with a bunch of other cool writers. Come on out and play!
In Beth Barany’s weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat on BLAB, she interviewed me about adaptation of creative works into different media. It was great to have a chance to sit down and think through how many mediaĀ The Souls of Her FeetĀ has morphed through in its longĀ development. (As the first in a trilogy!) Why, if I’d been […]
Now scheduling readings through 2017 because…. There’s no business like SHOE BUSINESS! Host or attend a Souls of Her Feet SHOE SALONā¢ …featuring: An engaging reading of The Souls of Her Feet by the author Music from the soundtrack Books for every guest Champagne, chocolate… and YOU! Invite everyone to wearĀ their favorite shoes, and be […]