Perspective is one of the greatest gifts I receive from Yosemite. That middle picture, of Yosemite valley, is one I've wanted to take for...

I'm looking out the window, the same window I've faced for the last year of the pandemic. The same window I've faced for years prior to...

Writing Is Designing, by Michael J. Metts and Andy Welfle, caught my eye several months ago. The pandemic was growing by the day; I...

A wise friend in their leadership reminded me that true joy is heavy, part of the truth of grief. Especially in the US, we live in a...

Hi San Ramon residents! If you haven't thought about voting yet, it's not too late! You can find out how to vote right here. If you're...

Have you made a plan to vote yet? It's easy! 1. First, click here to find out if you're registered to vote and to request a mail-in...

Where we found beauty in the ashes: in the memorial park where we laid flowers on 9/11 (my kid's idea--she is such a magical healer); in...

I think about the word “practice” and all that it means, especially in the context of writing, but also in the context of community. What...

What a moment, what an era we're living through. It's a lot, no? These days, I'm pulled in as many directions as ever: mom, digital comms...

I'm gonna be jacked, in traction, or both when this is done! 😂 This wooden backyard retaining wall was, at I believe 20 years old, at...

You know how some days, US news makes you want to weep and some days it makes you want to break your phone and some days it makes you...

Joy Reid pointed to the #IAmASuburbanMom hashtag and it is quite amazing. I'll share just a few posts; you can add yours below if you'd...

It's ironic, but in the midst of this global pandemic, I'm finding more community and connection than I have in a long time. Because life...

This is a story about how I got the hottest ticket in town - to the ER! Friday, in retrospect, did start out on a unique note. Went...

"Every atom belonging to me as good as belongs to you." - Walt Whitman. Happy #EarthDay So one day while taking a walk during an acro...

Outside my window, just beyond the top of my laptop, there is a tree. In deeper spring, it blooms and blooms with small fluttering pink...

We're now 4? more? weeks into strict sheltering in place in California. As I say when people ask how I've been, it's been a...

Another bite sized fiction piece Why do we place all our trust in mere metal and cloth belts? I have asked my boyfriend this question...

Bite-sized fiction I flit around the kitchen, dusting bits off the counter and rinsing a few plates, and my mind goes to the daughter who...

We are film lovers, we humans. We love storytelling in all its forms, but there's something distinct about stories that are told with the...