Many thanks to all the schools and book lovers that welcomed me in 2012. I appreciate the outpouring of love and support given to me during the year. I had a blast visiting and interacting with students and teachers. The excitement and enthusiasm the schools showed at hearing my stories inspire me. Thanks also to […]
A Date With The Waldorf
Stop the presses! Major news flash! OMG! The days of dressing for the occasion are no longer. Case in point: I recently visited the Waldorf Astoria for Sunday brunch. You know, that famous New York City landmark touted as one of New York’s premier hotels. La crème de la crème, as they say. Prior to […]
Wicked on Broadway
I recently saw the play Wicked on Broadway. I loved it and I think you will, too. It’s the story of the relationship between Elphaba, the wicked witch of the west and Glinda, the good witch of the south, from the Wizard of Oz movie we’ve all seen a number of times, I’m sure. I […]
Tocsin Magazine Has Arrived
This past spring I attended a book event at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. I had the pleasure of meeting a smart and classy young woman there who’d started an upbeat, youthful, entertainment magazine named Tocsin. I ‘d never met an independent magazine editor before. I was curious to learn more about her sole […]
Smoky Mountain Sky
One autumn morning we packed up the RV with gear and our chow chow, and took a road trip to the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee for a week of hiking. We stayed in a three-story log home built on the side of a mountain in Sevierville, Tennessee. It was a bit scary driving up […]