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With renowned artist Linda Ekstrom, in front of her piece, "Your One True Home." I was invited by Santa Barbara Poet Laureate George Yatchisin to write a poem about one of the pieces in the Textual Integration show at the Rubenstein Chan contemporary art gallery in Carpenteria, and present it at an evening event at the gallery. Wow! A fantastic show, in which each piece incorporated text in some way, and I had to choose one for my subject. An ekphrastic poem is one written ab

I've been invited to speak at the 2024 Breakfast with the Authors event for teachers, librarians, parents, students, and community...

Former Santa Barbara poet laureate David Starkey invited me on his SBTV show, The Creative Community , and we had a great conversation...

This past May I completed a Certificate in Screenwriting from Santa Barbara City College, and my diploma just came in the mail! (Yes, I...

I started a Pinterest board to collect books about maps, and expanded it to include books that are great for a variety of spatial...

In 2009, out of the blue I had an idea for a children’s story. I grabbed a notebook and pen and started writing. What came out of this...