Greetings and welcome to my world...


Or the part you have to search the Net for, anyway. I am a San Francisco-based writer and this web site is my electronic calling card. On these pages you will find links to my recent stories, both printed and spoken on public radio; a page of books I’ve written and anthologies that contain my essays; something akin to a blog that is really more a series of mini personal essays for all six of my loyal and adoring fans; a link to a separate web site devoted entirely to my new book Office Mate; and my bio. All the usual stuff you find on the typical writer's Web site. Thank you for visiting. You know how piteous writers are in their attention-seeking behaviors. I'm glad I'm not like that.

P.S. This site is Internet Explorer, FireFox, and Safari friendly, but some pages may look a little funky when you're browsing with FireFox or Safari —my apologies.

• Read the latest press on Office Mate and check out video and audio clips of our appearances here.


• My thoughts on the subject appear in "Time to Write: Professional Writers Reveal How to Fit Writing Into Your Life" by Kelly Stone, due from Adams Media in January.


• My Q&A with author Paula Kamen in Salon.com is live; read it here.


• Story in the January issue of O, The Oprah Magazine called “The Willpower Myth.” Look for me on the Contributors’ Page too.


• Helaine and I wrote a cover story about Bay Area office mating in the November 11 San Francisco Chronicle Magazine.

• Reading at Book Passage in the San Francisco Ferry Building on March 6th at 6:00 p.m.


• Essay to appear in the anthology The
  Maternal is Political, due out from Seal
  Press in May, 2008.


• Fame and fortune: any minute now.

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