The Rendezvous

Before there were blogs, I spent a quarter studying sustainable development in southern India. I maintained an email distribution list of friends who wanted updates...

Book Report: The Greenhouse

The Greenhouse, by Audur Ava Olafsdottir, is instantly appealing, so it’s no surprise that Amazon Crossing chose to release Brian FitzGibbon’s translation. Its shy, modest...

May by the Numbers

Once upon a time, this blog was just a place to direct potential editors to see a fairly recent example of my writing. If I...

Giselle at Pacific Northwest Ballet

Giselle is right up there with Swan Lake when it comes to ballet fame. But I was still surprised when my oldest daughter gasped, “I...