LOCAL AUTHOR SHOCKED
LOCAL AUTHOR SHOCKED!!! Here’s what happened next… Sydney author, Elizabeth Lancaster, expressed utter dismay that she could still be drawn in by clickbait headlines.
What’s Fish Got To Do With it?
As a follow-up to my Local Author Shocked story, I wanted to share a conversation I had with a friend who was a television reporter in New York City some…
What Ever Happened to the Southerly Buster?
Summer is over, but the heat remains, and I’m wondering what ever happened to the relief-bringing southerly busters. I know a version of them still exist, but not with the…
Why I’m Not a Travel Writer
Our last visit to San Francisco last January included a trip to Mendocino, a picturesque village with a strong alternative culture in Northern California. While Martin learned the hard way…
To Whom It May Concern
Does anyone else overthink how to begin and end an email? When emails first overtook letters (or even faxes), the traditional opening of Dear quickly seemed anachronistic, as did the…
Styling My Shingles (the medical kind)
I was deleting photos on my phone the other day when I came across a doozy. It was taken last year. I’d avoided Covid but had been hit with every…
The Missing Will
Recently I saw a headline that read something like “Man’s life ‘ruined’ after winning $300M”. Initially I found it hard to be sympathetic. But then I remembered our own disappointing…
You Really Should See Someone About This!
Week-eleven of lockdown, another mini-vacation cancelled, but, in our case, maybe there's a small silver lining because whenever Martin and I drive to a holiday destination, one particular bone of…
City Lights & a Curious Book by Andrea Ponsi
I’m standing in the main section of City Lights Booksellers in San Francisco on my January visit, not knowing where to begin. Turning a full circle on my feet, spines…
Texting: Far From a Lawless Frontier
My grandmother’s manuscript book, circa 1910, manages to combine drills in handwriting with fun facts in grammar. Not only has the aesthetics of writing changed. Everything has changed. But it’s…
