A New Hope

When I was a kid, I loved the beginning of the school year. At first I believed that I was about to be initiated in the...

Bumbershoot Blogging Break

I spend Labor Day weekend at Bumbershoot every year, and I recommend that you do too. It’s not too late – check out my guide...

Book Report: The Bathing Women

While helping my daughter navigate the graphic novel section at the International District Library, the cover of The Bathing Women on a nearby shelf caught...

Book Report: The Happy Atheist

Arguments about the existence of god bore me. I know my own opinion, and I don’t care about yours. I’m ambivalent about books based on...

Early Efforts

I think of myself as having come to the writing profession rather late. But grownups who asked me at eight years old what I wanted...