Do you use a few minutes on Sundays to reflect on the preceding week and prepare for the six days ahead? When I do, magical events happen. I don’t plan step-by-step procedures or specific outcomes. I envision happy feelings and a-hah surprises. For instance, I’m behind in studying a speaking program with […]
Interview with Writer Sonia Geasa
Sonia Geasa has two essays published in my anthology, Written Across the Genres. The one called, “The House in Germany” tells about living on Haupstrasse in Spangdahlem. In the essay, she says, “I lived in Germany for two years, but Germany still lives in me.” Sonia’s other essay titled, “I’ll Be Back,” is about wanting […]
Interview with Poet Joan Green
Joan Green wrote a poem called “Our Talking Cat” for my anthology, Written Across the Genres. Her poem is comprised of 16 haiku that tell the story of how their cat learned to say her husband’s name. Joan earned a BA from UC Berkeley and holds an elementary teaching credential. She loves to volunteer, travel, […]
Author Interview with Stacey Gustafson
Today, I’m pleased to participate in a blog tour and interview Stacey Gustafson, author of Are You Kidding Me? My Life with an Extremely Loud Family, Bathroom Calamities, and Crazy Relatives. Julaina: Since you are a friend of mine, I know you, but for our readers, who is Stacey Gustafson? Stacey: I’m a humor writer, […]
Abroad, a novel by Katie Crouch
I read Lisa Marie Basile’s August 7, 2014 interview with Katie Crouch, author of Abroad. Basile said that although the novel is inspired, not based, on the murder of Meredith Kercher in 2007, Crouch “gives her characters autonomy from the real story and the prose is poetic and arresting.” What I discovered when I met […]