TO 2023 >>>

31 Dec. The Writer’s Adventure—Dreamland, Woke, and the Blinding Light (Year in Review)

20 Dec. Eli: Doll Refresh Becomes a Transformation

14 Dec. Confessions of an Amateur Dollmaker (Newsletter #6)

30 Nov. My Journal-Writing Ritual: 9 Tips from 19 Years (Newsletter #5)

16 Nov. The Velveteen Rabbit Effect: Who Are Your Genial Household Spirits?(Newsletter #4)

23 Oct. Where is my tow truck out of the “learning zone”? (Newsletter #3)

12 Oct. My Creative Process: the 3 Must-Haves in 1 Pretty Diagram (Newsletter #2)

8 Oct. Challenge: Make a Book from Years of Blog Posts. (Tribe of the Breakaway Beads Origin Story) | Also published in The Writing Cooperative at Medium

5 Oct. Can You Hear the Wind Blow? (Newsletter #1)

1 Oct. Tossing Away That First Novel

24 Sept. Ignorance of a Child Author

13 Sept. Becoming a Novelist by Night | Also published at Medium.

7 Sept. Challenge: Publish A Book in Your 70s | Also published in Crow's Feet at Medium on 22 Aug.

2 Sept. Infrastructure Week(s) at the Monastery

29 Aug. Booklife review of Kitty's People goes public.

22 Aug. Challenge: Publish a Book (Why go to the effort of self-publishing a book in my seventies). Published in Crow's Feet at Medium.

22 Aug. Book Writing Index. New book pages: Passion & Peril; Breakaway Beads; Sudden Silence; Headlong; Kitty's People

8 Aug. Reissue of Passion & Peril on the Silk Road: A Thriller in Pakistan & China, with typographical corrections and new cover.

28 Jul. Choosing to be Childless (A reflection after the Dobbs decision). Published in Found In My Journal at Medium

14 July. Kitty's People: the Irish Family Saga about the Rise of a Generous Woman published on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions.

1 May 4251 Penrose

29 Jan. African masks: sacred loot or commercial fine art?. Published in Found In My Journal at Medium.

14 Jan. The Jazzy Flapper Dress (From hand-stitches dance rag to artful heirloom). Published in Counter Arts at Medium

4 Jan: 2022 Opening Thoughts (Plus my "Dark Monastery Manifesto"). Also published on Medium.

1 Jan. Who You Calling Creative (and must creatives have messy desks?) Published in Crow's Feet at Medium.