October Blog Post
What I Learned at Killer Nashville Killer Nashville was fantastic this year. The conference occupies almost the entire hotel. The food is good. The town is—well, my experience is that downtown is full of…
News from Lake Chapala
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Moving to Mexico—My Story
I was an adjunct instructor in ESL nearing retirement age—not that it mattered; retirement was not in my future. I lived in the Silicon Valley in Northern California where the median income in 2015 was…
Mexico’s Rainy Season is Here
Are you suffering through a heat wave? I sympathize; ours came in June and now the beloved rainy season has come to cool things off. Afternoons are still very warm, but mornings and evenings are…
I Am Not A Story Genius
This is not a review. It is a personal reaction to Story Genius by Lisa Cron. I am on page 245 Chapter 5 “Stories Grow in Spirals.” I started reading this book on approximately August…
The Holidays, Moving, and Buying a Car or How my Life Went Crazy
Moving day was January 5. First of all, my mover had moved. Apparently. Who knows where. I hired another mover for about three times as much. Then I checked with the real estate agent to…
Christmas in Mexico
Christmas is much different in Mexico than in the United States. Of course, different people celebrate differently in the States, as well, often depending on their religion. In Mexico, though, people are mostly Catholic, but…
Day of the Dead, Cohetes, and the Dogs
Day of the Dead is not on Halloween; it’s on November 1 (children) and 2 (adults). People create shrines and celebrate those who have passed. They offer food and drink for their journey to and…
My Writing Retreat and Cruise
Several months ago, I was thinking Bouchercon or Killer Nashville? Then I listened to a podcast called Writing Excuses, and I saw an ad for a Writing Cruise. “Yes! That’s it!” I forgot about other…