Goodreads Giveaway: Win a Copy of “Wrestling with God”
I’m giving away three copies of Wrestling with God over the next three days. It’s a Goodreads Giveaway contest — and you could be a winner. Read more.
Cheap Thrills at the Glasmuseum Passau — Outrageous, Over-the-Top Decorative Glass.
Spotted at the labyrinthine Glasmuseum Passau — wonderfully outrageous, phantasmagoric decorative glass. Gotta share it with you. Take a look. Cheap thrills. Read more.
I’m a Studs Terkel Wannabe — He Captured American Voices
It was Studs Terkel’s oral histories that inspired me to record the voices of Americans talking about God. Read more.
Retired Is a State of Mind — Six Ways to Know If You’re There Yet
Retired is a state of mind. Not a state of paycheck or work schedule or commute or how much time you spend at the office. Read more.
Was That Old Testament God Just Trying to Keep Us in the Game?
The fiery, judgmental God of the Old Testament and Hebrew Scripture had a redeeming quality that he shared with my persistent little son Peter. Read more.
Two California Poets: One Romantic, the Other Not So Much
Ina Coolbrith palled around San Francisco with Mark Twain, Jack London and Bret Harte. Rebecca Foust hangs out with PTA moms. Both are California poets. Read more.
Jeff Greenwald and Kevin Griffin — A Funny Buddhist and a Happy One
Jeff Greenwald is a master of the upstart art of finding God funny. Kevin Griffin writes about the commonalities between Buddhism and 12-step programs. Read more.
Confessions of a So-So Wife: The Night I Forgot to Make Dinner
It would be the dinner of my dreams, the married life I’d imagined as a girl back in Detroit. The table would be set, the chicken roasted to a golden brown. Read more.
At Orinda Books: The Author Talked — And So Did the Audience
It was an afternoon of lively interaction between author, audience, and Sister Barbara Hazzard, who read from the story she tells in “Wrestling with God.” Read more.
A Great Good Place for Books — A Great Good Place for a Book Party
A fun crowd showed up for my author event at A Great Good Place for Books in the Montclair district of Oakland last night. Read more.