Hope & Daily Help Can Defeat Despotism & Despair
Hope & Daily Help Can Defeat Despotism & Despair I’m writing a new book. I don’t know that I’ll ever publish it because right now I’m telling the story of what is happening right now in America and across the globe. And because I’m a good writer–a good storyteller–it’s dark, dismal and depressing.…
Bunny Rabbit Blues
Bunny Rabbit Blues I awoke this morning to find a baby bunny sitting in my living room. It looks undamaged but isn’t trying to escape, which tells me it’s either in shock or injured internally. It’s warm and hunched properly, so I’ve wrapped it loosely in a towel. I’ve put a small…
More About Forks’ ‘Captain Picard’, Curt White
More About Forks’ ‘Captain Picard’ Curt White Yes! This morning ‘Jean Luc’ emailed me. I immediately asked for permission to publicly share what was shared with me during the few moments we connected at Raincon. Then I asked for a bullet list of talking points about the evolution of his acting history so I didn’t…
Raincon 2019 Report
Raincon 2019 Report I sometimes think I’m the luckiest person on the planet. My table at Raincon was placed between two of the sweetest, most talented and interesting vendors I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. The one on my left, Alice Ryan, creates truly amazing things with leather and wire…
Hi Ho Hi Ho … It’s Off to FORKS We Go
Hi Ho Hi Ho It’s Off to FORKS We Go Early tomorrow morning, I set off to Forks, Washington with two friends, Lisa and Ben (from Tacoma and Olympia respectively). We’re planning to arrive in Forks between noon and 1, because we can check into the motel at 1 pm and then grab lunch…
20 Years: Remembering DeForest Kelley
20 years ago today, DeForest Kelley’s 79 years of life on earth ended. I was at his bedside. But his legacy lives on, so the line he spoke over Spock remains true: “He isn’t really dead … as long as we remember him.” Many people say (and I concur) that we…
ARGHHH!!! Tooth Extraction Blues
Image by Karen Arnold from Pixabay ARGHHH!!! The molar extraction went well. The dentist numbed me so completely that I didn’t feel a thing, other than pressure as he rocked the tooth out of my massive lower jaw and eventually tugged it out, but it took a lot of rocking and tugging…
Dental Care at Community Health Care Hilltop Tacoma
Dental Care at Community Health Care Hilltop Tacoma June 5, 2019 I’m writing this not to pitch a bitch, but to report what happened when I went to have a tooth evaluated at Community Health Care on Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Tacoma this past week. The coordination of care there was sadly…
Backyard Bash
Backyard Bash Yesterday afternoon, five friends stopped by for five delightful hours of frivolous fun. Author/Dad Christopher and Editor/Mom Amanda Bailey and their two adorable (and very well-behaved) young daughters, Alex and Erin, were here, as was Christmas Revisited owner Heidi Smith. I started a fire in our fire pit near the…
My Forks Appearance is Two Weeks From Yesterday
My Forks Appearance Two weeks from this hour, my appearance in Forks WA at Raincon will be a one-day-and-four-hours’-old memory. I sure hope it’s a good one! (June 15 at 1 PM at the Rainforest Arts Center.) I’ve been “rehearsing” in my mind every night for the past few weeks as I fall…