This photo was taken in February of last year. The rain had stopped, and a shaft of light was illuminating the landscape. It looked like a delicate watercolor painting, and I wanted to capture and preserve that moment. I have no regular camera, but there is a camera function on my Kindle Fire and I … Continue reading The View from my Window
A Room with a View
Ordinary Life
Stockton, California (1945) Ever since I was a child, I have wanted to live an ordinary, private life, a life like the one I was living in my family’s house in Stockton, California. I had no desire to be a movie star or be famous. I liked my small world, not just my neighborhood, my … Continue reading Ordinary Life
A Room with a View
It is February. There is snow on the ground here in Bellingham. Good writing weather. So what do I want to write? Not another book, that's for sure. That part of my writing life is over. What I want now is to reflect on my life and on life in general. Short pieces, the kind … Continue reading A Room with a View
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