Blog Posts

  • Toto’s Tale Now an Audiobook

    Toto’s Tale, my story of The Wizard of Oz from Dorothy’s little dog, Toto’s, point of view, is now available as an audiobook from Apple and Draft2Digital for only $6.99. The voice is digital, but it sounds pretty good. If you’ve ever wanted to read it, or know kids who want to, but don’t like… Read more

  • Read an ebook week

    I’m excited to announce my book, Toto’s Tale, will be promoted as part of a special sale on @Smashwords to celebrate 2025 Read an Ebook Week from March 2 – March 8. Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books and many more! To purchase Toto’s Tale at half off, go to https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/583682… Read more

  • When a Woman Tells the Truth

    In celebration of the publication of this lovely book of poetry, prose, and images created by women over 80, there will be a reading at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Tuesday, June 4th at 7:00 pm. Go to https://www.bookshopsantacruz.com/woman-tells-the-truth for more information and to register for this free reading. I am honored to be reading my… Read more

  • Catching up

    It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. Yesterday afternoon the Santa Cruz Peace Chorale gave our Spring concert. It was exciting and beautiful and I’m going to copy here the poem I read to accompany the final song, Huddled Masses by Shaina Taub and our theme of immigration and the Statue of Liberty. But… Read more

  • Eve Bunting

    Eve lived in Santa Cruz for the last several years of her life. She and her husband came here from Ireland and she had a beautiful Irish accent. She died in October after complications from a fall at age 94. I was fortunate to be in a writing group with her and to get to… Read more

  • Library Readings

    My reading at the Capitola library was a success. I recommend the venue to writers in general. It probably varies in different library systems, but here in the Santa Cruz area, anyone with a library card can reserve a room to hold a reading at no charge. Once I was approved to sell my books… Read more