I’m excited that my story, Doris, is a finalist for the San Diego Decameron Project. It will be published in the anthology that is based on the theme of the current pandemic. Four San Diego organizations have collaborated to present this project: Write Out Loud, San Diego Public Library, La Jolla Historical Society, and San Diego Writer’s Ink….
Read MoreShoutout Social is all about highlighting San Diego locals. I had the great experience of being interviewed for an article that centered around risk taking and what it has been like building my career. What fun this was to lay it all out there and get real…
Read MoreIn this unprecedented time of quarantine, the San Diego Public Library (SDPL) was kind enough to host a group of local authors, me included, to read excerpts from our work for the stay-at-home enjoyment of our fellow citizens…
Read MoreWhat fun I had writing an article called Sauce Day for the Eat, Darling Eat, storytelling website. Eat, Darling, Eat is about mother/daughter relationships, centered around something that is fundamental and fun, evocative and provocative, shared across all cultures and generations: food. Some stories are warm tributes to beloved women; others are…
Read MoreThe San Diego Central Library has honored me as their Author of the Month for November 2019. The committee selects one author each month from hundreds of authors and highlights their book and all of the author’s accomplishments….
Read MoreExciting news! My book, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing, just won Best Published Memoir at the San Diego Book Awards. Two years ago it won Best Unpublished Memoir. So wonderful to win in both categories. Feeling grateful for this whole journey….
Read MoreWhat an honor that my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments, was chosen as one of the top nine memoirs that address mental and physical health issues in Ezvid Wikimaker’s video and article….
Read MoreWhat a thrill to be interviewed by SD Voyager, which showcases San Diego’s most inspiring stories. The conversation covers my beginnings as a roller skating champion, my travels and time in Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer, to my writing, to what’s next for me….
Read MoreI’m excited to announce that my third book, Poetry of Peace, is now available! This book is special to me because ever since I was a girl I have written poetry. To share my collection with the world sparks delight and joy in my heart….
Read MoreMy award-winning memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing, is now an audiobook! The talented Lillie Ricciardi narrates it. She brings such life to this story. It is an entirely new experience listening to the book…
Read MoreTwo of my poems, Outside to IN, and Balance, have been selected to be a part of the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery Annual Summation of Poetry and Art! This is my third year in this summation and I am happy to be included in this incredible tradition….
Read MoreThe Soroptimist International of La Mesa is having their 61st Annual Thanks-For-Giving Community Breakfast in which they will recognize community members who have made a difference in their own way. This year they are honoring female authors from the San Diego area, and I am one of their honorees….
Read MoreThe first San Diego Memoir Anthology is being released and my winning piece, The Lift, is in it! So excited to be a part of such an amazing collection of short memoir pieces. The anthology will be released this September, at the same book launch as my new book, The Healing 100: A Practical Guide to Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Spirit….
Read MoreI'm honored to announce that my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments, just won a silver medal in the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards for best Autobiography/Memoir: Personal Struggle / Health Issues....
Read MoreI'm delighted that my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing, is part of the 2018 San Diego Local Author Showcase. The Local Author Program, now on its 52nd year, brings exposure to local talent, nurtures the pursuit of the writing arts in San Diego and gives local authors a place to exhibit their books....
Read MoreI am honored to be one of the 11 winners of the 2017 San Diego Memoir Showcase. My piece, The Lift, was performed on stage at the beautiful North Coast Repertory Theater in Solana Beach....
Read MoreI am delighted to share Portland Book Review's review of my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments. They said "A Few Minor Adjustments is an engaging memoir....
Read MoreA Book a Week interviewed me about my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments....
Read MoreI am delighted to announce that my short story, Diet Craze, has been honored by being published in the 2017 San Diego Writers Ink Anthology....
Read MoreI am beyond excited to announce that my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments, is a 2017 San Diego Book Awards winner....
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