Chapter Five, Scene two is posted on Hada’s Fog today. See Hada’s page on the menu above. In previous chapters we learned about Hada’s external conflict and goal. She didn’t want to leave her quiet retirement in New Jersey. Her goal is to return as soon as possible. After they’ve arrived in California and […]
Prompt For Mystery Writers
The newspapers are filled with crimes that could be used as prompts for mystery writers. The following description didn’t hit the local newspapers yet, but I heard about it today from my friend. Her sister, I’ll call her D., was babysitting two young grandchildren when she heard what sounded like gun shots outside. She went […]
Do You Want To Be Notorious? Ask Sue Monk Kidd
When I receive books in the mail that I’ve ordered, I scrutinize the cover, front and back, and then randomly open the book. Sue Monk Kidd’s Firstlight arrived today. I landed on page 41. Kidd describes how a woman said to her, “When I turn fifty, I want to become notorious.” Kidd asked her “Notorious […]
Hada’s Fog Chapter Five: Scene One Posted
Chapter Five: Scene One has been posted on Hada’s Fog page (see Menu Bar above). Hada’s reaction to staying at the Hilton doesn’t faze Lev. We hear Samuel’s voice for the first time in this scene and we observe his bond with Hada. In one of Lev’s previous chapters, Samuel is described as manipulative. We […]
How Did This Bottle-Nose Dolphin Know the Diver Could Rescue Him?
How did the bottle-nose dolphin know the diver could rescue him? “On a night-time dive near Hawaii, 2 divers were found by a bottle-nose dolphin and it started to swim around them over and over again. When looking closer, one of them discovered the reason for this strange behavior – the dolphin had a fishing […]
Milwaukee Art Museum “Van Gogh to Pollock: Modern Rebels”
I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and remember this art museum where I saw every exhibit, often more than once. Tomorrow is the last day for the show called, Van Gogh to Pollock: Modern Rebels Masterworks from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery “Works by the biggest names in art from the late nineteenth century to now—including […]
Women’s National Book Association Inc.
National Reading Group Month – 2015 By Kate Farrell An Atmospheric Afternoon: Five authors of must-read novels! Saturday October 10, 2015 2:00 – 4:00 pm Books, Inc., Opera Plaza 601 Van Ness Ave., SF 94107 FREE and Open to the Public Come meet our authors as they discuss their captivating novels over wine and snacks […]