The Journey Begins with Step One

When there’s money flowing, things get done. In June of 2018 I began working with Beaver’s Pond Press in earnest,… Read more The Journey Begins with Step One

Traditional Career Trajectory

Up until the end of April 2018, I had been trying to take the traditional route for writers—Write, find and… Read more Traditional Career Trajectory

In the spring of 2018 I was searching for retreats where I could hone my writing even more. I had… Read more Retreat2Write 2018

When I began my adult education, a person could say I was 18 and a college student. I didn’t necessarily… Read more The New World of Adult Education

When I began my adult education, a person could say I was 18 and a college student. I didn’t necessarily… Read more More on Adult Education: Retreat2Write

I hadn’t realized how out of practice I had become—for forty years I had squeezed out adjectives and adverbs to… Read more Honing my Writing Skills

To commemorate being on earth, alive and thinking, here is my list of 65 things I’ve learned in 65 years.… Read more 65 things I have learned in 65 years

Being in the right place makes a huge difference. In 2016 when I committed to becoming a writer, I lived… Read more The Loft Literary Center

This year I will be launching a book, LET ME IN: A Japanese American Woman Crashes the Corporate Club 1976-1996.… Read more The Year of the Book Launch: LET ME IN

I grew up on a working farm in Montana, surrounded by horses, cows, sheep, dogs and cats. My earliest memories… Read more Deleted Scenes: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY