Brett Kavanaugh: The One Teenager We Know for Sure He Bullied
By ruling that Jane Doe must put off getting an abortion, Brett Kavanaugh forced a teenager to remain pregnant — to be pregnant — against her will. Read more.
Too Many Walls — and Not Enough Bathrooms — at Our House
Our house has too many walls. It was built in the 1950s when families wanted to close the door on the kitchen mess, and one upstairs bath was just fine. Read more.
My First Writers Retreat — It Won’t Be My Last. Here’s Why
I thought those romantic writers retreats were an indulgent waste of time. A one-day retreat ten miles from home showed me otherwise. Read more.
My Brand-New White Hair. It’s Real. It’s Scary. But I Kinda Like It
My white hair grew out when I was too sick with mono to keep it colored. To my surprise, I think I look smashing in my new look. Read more.
Mono — It’s Never Too Late to Come Down With the Cool Kids’ Kissing Disease
My doctors, a string of them, hadn’t thought to test me for mono. After all, seventy-somethings don’t get mono. Or so we thought. Read more.
At the Octopus Literary Salon — Women Reading Stories About Women
For Mother’s Day gift-giving inspiration, stop by Oakland’s Octopus Literary Salon on May 12 to hear San Francisco Bay Area women read from their books and poetry . Read more.
Making Noise in the Library — An Author’s Gala in Walnut Creek
I like a party. No two ways about it. So when I was invited to eat, drink and chatter away in a library — the Walnut Creek Library — I said yes. Read more.
Splash! My New Mobile-Friendly Website Is Here
My new mobile-friendly website is up and running, and I feel the way I did when I got a brand-new inner tube with my name on it: ready to go places. Read more.
Bay Area Authors: Your Chance to Meet Some Cool Ones (and Me)
Want to have some fun with interesting company, sip a cocktail, bid on a silent auction to benefit our Walnut Creek libraries and meet some cool Bay Area authors — like Don Lattin, Joyce Maynard and, um, me? Read more.
Office Romance in the #MeToo Era — Is It Worth the Risk?
Jon looked at me sheepishly and asked, “Was I guilty of sexual harassment?” He was thinking, and I was thinking, of the early days of our office romance. Read more.