Recent(ish) clips 2

"Writing and Winning"

Article about how to succeed in literary competitions and no, that doughy woman crossing the finish line in the accompanying photo is not me. How could you think such a thing?

SF Station
August 20, 2004

"Looking for a Scene in Shasta City"

Personal essay about the wee marital breakdown Tom and I suffered when I discovered I could be a semi-competent, semi-technical mountaineer.

Mountain Gazette
August, 2004

"Animal Magic"

Book review of Geneen Roth's The Craggy Hole in My Heart and the Cat Who Fixed It.

SF Station
July 15, 2004

"CEO Palaces"

"Out of Town" story about how Naples, Florida is turning into the next Palm Beach.

New York Post
April 24, 2004

"Mommies Dearest"

No, this is not about my mother. How could you think such a thing? It's a book review of Margo Perin's How I Learned to Cook (and other Writings On Complex Mother-Daughter Relationships).

SF Station
March 1, 2004