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Jun 5, 2025
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From the archive: The Lost Sword
The night I could have died on the highway in search of a lost Playmobil sword. I didn't want my children to experience loss and pain. And so I denied…
Jan 12
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When you write for your living, Part Two
And why I'm asking readers to upgrade to Paid Subscriber, when possible
Jan 10
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How I've managed to pay the bills for 50 years while working fulltime as a writer.
Spoiler alert: it takes what some call "shameless self-promotion" to pull this off.
Jan 6
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I wrote a book about the two daughters of a homicide detective tracking a serial killer....
....and if you read to the end of this post, you'll hear a lot more about how that book came into being, including a surprising story about the song…
Jan 2
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The Five-Minute Memoir Workshop:
Did you ever put the words "Write the story of my life" on your list of New Year's resolutions? It's day one of a whole new writing year, and I've got a…
Jan 1
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A blind date on Christmas....
from my novel, Count the Ways, published in 2021
Dec 25, 2025
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Some words about surviving loss...
...and locating joy
Dec 7, 2025
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From the archive: Young and Single and In a Party Mood
What my 23-year-old self had to say in 1976 about throwing a party in New York City
Dec 5, 2025
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From the archive: Letting it Fly
How a trip back to the house I used to live in unleashed a moment of violence I didn't know I possessed
Dec 3, 2025
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If you always wanted to know how to make a great pie ....
I'm throwing a party to teach you how, and raise money for families in need. You're invited.
Nov 26, 2025
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On starving children and truffles
....and how this particular traveler makes sense of a world in which SNAP payments to feed hungry families take place while she eats (well) in Italy
Nov 2, 2025
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FROM THE ARCHIVE: An affair that didn’t happen, a long, long time ago
A lonely mother locked out of her car meets a handsome young engineer with a tool kit, ready to rescue her. He even plays the banjo.
Oct 26, 2025
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A visit to a magical toy store....
...and the hard truth I found myself sharing with its owner, a man I'd never met
Oct 13, 2025
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