The Final Third: Part 2

Why do people make bucket lists? Is it to commemorate the passage of time and a longing to make our final dreams come true or are we giving the finger to father time. When I turned forty, I jumped out of a plane. That was definitely me flipping off the decades. At...

The Final Third: Part 1

On December 22nd, I turned fifty. According to the powers that be, I am entering the final third of my life. Not sure how they are doing the math since the average age of women in the United States is 82 according to the World Health Organization, but whatever. The...

Writers Give Back: Robin Koontz

Today I’m delighted to have children’s author and illustrator Robin Koontz with me!                     Why do you think volunteering is important and what do you get out of it? I think that the only way...

Writers Give Back: Susan Hill Long

Today, we have Susan Hill Long, an amazing author who lives here in Portland. She volunteers for SMART, (Start Making a Reader Today), an organization that pairs caring, adult volunteers with children in need of reading support and books to take home and keep. SMART...

Writers Give Back: Brenda Novak

I am delighted and humbled to have New York Times  best selling author Brenda Novak as a guest on my blog today talking about her cause, diabetes. To  date,  she’s  raised  $2.4  million  through  her  annual  online  auctions,  most  of  which  has  benefited  the...

Writers Give Back: Nancy Tague

Today we have Nancy Tague at the blog, an author whose love for nature dictated her community involvement. She volunteers for the Glide Wildflower Show which has been running 1965. The Glide Wildflower Show is the largest display of native flora in the northwest. ...