Titles. They can refer to a person (royalty, professions, national leaders), a property (real estate, vehicles, boats), and probably most frequently to a work of art (books, songs, movies, etc.). An interesting detail of copyright law: titles are NOT copyright...

Last week I took a road trip, 800 miles, total. Destination: Port Townsend, WA. A trip to visit family and friends. There was a heat advisory all over the state, including a rare string of ninety-plus degree highs in western Washington.   Ew!   Ew, indeed,...

This week I’m writing from a place with a beautiful view. One of my favorites, in fact. Did I come here for a writer’s retreat, holed up in some faraway place to power through a final draft of my next novel?       Nope. I’m here because- -   Wait!...

I know I know. This sounds scary but I assure you: I have not baked Lily and 9 into a cake!   But if you did we could nibble our way out!   You’ve become pretty handy with Betty Crocker (tm) cake mixes as I recall, 9.   And I love decorating them with...

Some weeks, I feel like I’m ceaselessly running in the same old hamster wheel- -yard, workouts, writing, researching. But sometimes, it’s a different kind of week. Like this week.   It’s funny how unusual activities often surface within a short time frame. A...

A funny thing happened yesterday. I was really sleepy after a busy morning topped off with a long swim, and decided to take a nap. When I fell asleep, it was spring. When I woke up, it was summer! The transition from one season to another happened while I was in the...