Random Connections May Not Be So Random
In 2012, I visited Vienna with my daughter. I went to visit my mother’s childhood home but was not able to access the inside. more
Recreating a Lost Childhood in Vienna
From my first trip to Vienna in 1980 I never forgot the gargoyle over the imposing front door. I took this photo when I visited Vienna for the second time in 2012.
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Instructions
“Instructions” from The Moment: Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure. Edited by Larry Smith. Harper Perennial, 2012
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Classic Six.
from The House That Made Me: Writers Reflect on the Places and People that Defined Them. Edited by Grant Jarrett. Spark Press, 2016
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You Can Write About What You Don’t Know
My first book Perfection was all about events that happened to me. But by the end of the writing process I had taken a forensic approach to understanding my marriage and was in unknown territory writing about what I didn’t … more
