San Diego Open Mic June 2019
Dear Reader: Every second Friday of the month, San Diego Writers, Ink hosts a Dime Stories open mic event. I love these readings. What better way to spend a relaxing Friday evening than listening to…
Living the San Diego life at Genteel Coffee in the East Village.
Success: What is it Good For?
I’ve been thinking about success a lot these days--what it means, what happens if you fail, what happens if you don’t fail. Is the journey really the point, or are we just making ourselves feel…
Bullet Journal Reading Log
Bullet Journal for Beginners
So, a few years ago I was at a craft store and saw some pretty, sorbet-colored journals. They came with stickers and insert packs, and the part of me that loves the idea of being…
Japanese Garden at Balboa Park, San Diego
A Good Life In Crazy Times
“Once upon a time . . .” Several years ago now, I wrote a blog about sustainable and local living. It started as a log of the year I attempted to stay out of “big…
Reading at San Diego Writers, Ink.
San Diego Open Mic Debut
So this happened. One week after arriving in San Diego, I jumped right in to the literary scene and signed up to read at the 2nd Friday Dime Stories open mic event at San Diego…
Magazine, library books, and my laptop computer sporting the color pink.
Pink Is My New Favorite Color
I used to love the color red. I loved it so much I painted my bedroom walls a deep, vibrant poppy. This despite the common knowledge that red is too exciting for a sleeping space.…
Fiction: I Never Was That Fond of Kafka
I never was that fond of Kafka. We had to read “The Metamorphosis” in high school, and I just couldn’t feel sympathy toward the main character because all I could picture was this giant bug…