Honing my Writing Skills

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

Betas and Bookfairs

The summer of 2017 I finished the first draft of what I was referring to as LESSONS FROM A LIBERTED… Read more Betas and Bookfairs

One of the Loft classes I took was called, Finish that Book! taught by Kathleen Eagle, a romance writer. Years… Read more Finish that Book!

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

When I turned 50, I was floating on an inner tube on Lake Irene, contemplating the clouds and my life.… Read more How did I get here?

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

Thanks to all the people who touched my life as I wandered through the first three months of 2019. Thanks… Read more What I Learned on my Winter Ski Sojourn

Trip Facts Departed Hopkins December 25, 2018 Returned Hopkins March 24, 2019 90 days 31 days skiing 10,018 miles One… Read more Ski Sojourn Highlights (there were no lowlights)