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Welcome
Perhaps I missed my calling as a milliner, with all the hats I wear: author of the award-winning mindfulness-themed picture book Charlotte and the Quiet Place and the Sober Starting Today Workbook, essayist, writing coach, editor, proofreader, GrubStreet instructor. In addition, I'm a mindfulness therapist with a small private practice. I enjoy the variety and am glad you stopped by. Feel free to explore these pages and contact me if you would like to know more.
The Latest
New Book Title Reveal!
ESCAPE VELOCITY: HOW ONE 70-YEAR-OLD PUSH-PULLED HER WAY OUT OF HER TOO-MUCH-NOT-ENOUGH FAMILY
I'm thrilled to announce that my collection of 70 micro-memoirs of 70 words each written to mark my 70th birthday is in production! Details here.
Charlotte and the Quiet Place Turns 10!
Happy Birthday, Charlotte! Click here for links to videos and articles and much more, including this lively, wide-ranging YouTube interview with Giselle Shardlow, founder of Kids Yoga Stories, about how to help children find a quiet place inside.
Sober Starting Today Workbook: Buy Signed Copies on Sale
Thinking of cutting back or cutting out your alcohol or drug use? Contemplating "Dry January"? Purchase signed copies here. $20 per copy plus shipping.
Featured Writing & Media
Ten excerpts from Escape Velocity (formerly titled This Is Seventy) published on Sari Botton's Oldster Magazine on May 26 and went viral! Over 59K views and counting. I'm honored, excited, and grateful for all the comments and feedback. Another excerpt, "Bosom Buddies," appeared in Short Reads on June 25, 2025.
Please visit my Substack, "Write It Like It Is: Everyday Observations and Existential Musings in Five Micro-Memoirs," for my weekly post . All-access for all subscribers, free or paid.
Check out my May 23, 2025, live video chat with poet and old friend Adam Roberts on Every Day, Luv, about the writing life and other related topics.
Listen to "So, You Want to Be a Writer," a fun and wide-ranging podcast interview on Jeff Ikler's "Getting Unstuck: Cultivating Curiosity" series, March 18, 2025.
Check out "The Macro Micro-Memoir Challenge," on Brevity Blog, January 22, 2025, which details the conception and construction of my new book , Escape Velocity.
For all book-related information, click here.
ESSAYS
Archives include creative nonfiction, cultural commentary, and craft essays here.
BLOG
Check out the archived posts on my blog.