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NEW ADVENTURES
​I'm excited to announce the inclusion of my short story, The Cookie Crumbles, in the crime fiction anthology, THE BEST LAID PLANS coming...
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A Time for Re-Growth and Re-building
​ ​Hard to believe Spring is already beginning--at least here in California. Butterflies are migrating in huge numbers, finches are...
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TRANSITIONS
Transitions are an important part of writing: How to you exit a scene? How do you get to the next moment in your story? How and when does...