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Appreciating HashtagMeToo

I was just telling my grown daughter, Natalie, about the events of the other night and she said I should blog about it—that it is a perfect example of why the #MeToo movement got started. My thoughts about the matter tumble “like a restless wind inside a letter box” (thank you John Lennon) as they make their way “across the universe” and back into my open mind and heart with hurricane force. I know that the reason this episode hit … Continue reading

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“Family Values” anthology reading

Sunday, Nov. 13th, I did a reading from the just released anthology, Tales From The House Band, at Borderlands Book Store in San Francisco. Pete had a gig, so he couldn’t be there, but our children and their spouses attended, as did four of my best friends. Six of the other authors were there and also did readings. This is a great collection of stories! I am enjoying getting to know the local writers’ community and am finding them delightfully individualistic with hints of eccentricity. … Continue reading

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Family Values, a short story

My new short story, Family Values, will be featured in an anthology called, Tales From The House Band, due for a fall release by Plus One Press. It features the protagonist of A Light Rain of Grace, Emma Allison, hanging out at a Sausalito, CA restaurant, The Trident, in the mid-sixties. It was a time and place when you might be dining in the same restaurant with Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and members of a popular English band on any given … Continue reading

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