My tears now come at unexpected times, like a rogue wave. I buried my mother on Nov. 10th. The funeral went well but I worried about my grandchildren—her great-grandchildren——ages 10-15,…
Death’s Many Faces
Harry Brown Meets Network
Some writers seem clairvoyant. Gary Young the screenwriter of the film, Harry Brown, certainly seems to be one of them. He showed inequities in one country’s social system before they…
The Horror Re-Visited
It’s been ten years since we witnessed the twin towers crumbling, New Yorkers running, and the ensuing panic that followed. I plan to watch the memorial television programs today. My…
Distracted By The Fall of the Tomato
Instead of staying focused on writing my mother’s memoir, I’ve been distracted by the plight of the tomato. This may seem odd, when there’s so much going on in the…
Words To Live By – Jack Layton
I woke up way too early this morning. Jack Layton‘s state funeral was on my mind. Yesterday, I witnessed an outpouring of love for a man who`s touched so many…
Life Doesn’t Always Give You Cherries
As a freelance writer, my days are my own and yet there are forces that pull on me and interrupt the flow of work. Many are welcome interruptions- family, friends,…
Partying With The Deceased At Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Who knew when my husband and I set out on our trip to Los Angeles, we’d be partying with the deceased. Our mission was to drop off our fifteen year…
Cipher at Tulsa International Film Festival
CIPHER, a short film my grandson, Michael Stevantoni, directed, shot and edited has just been selected for the Tulsa International Film Festival Sept. 22-25, 2011. As a writer with aspirations…
Scrapping The Prologue
While travelling down to L.A., I fussed about my novel, A CALL FROM THE DEEP, which I’m hoping to get published in the near future. It’s completed but it has this…
Blogging and Social Media
Stumbling upon, Kristen Lamb\’s blog , I feel as if I’ve been given a wake-up call. Kristen Lamb has written several books on the subject of using social media to raise…