With a lifelong interest in cinema including a defunct vocation as a screenwriter I had a requirement to watch the film Gone with the...

I’m writing fun new stories and my latest series has me anxious in a manner I haven’t felt for years. I have stage fright about writing...

I’ve been fortunate enough to have a partner who supports my creative endeavors and does everything he can to allow me space and time to...

In every family there is a person that holds the center; around whose gravitational pull the other family members orbit. We refer to them...

Since I manage a full-time job, a part-time job, a relationship, two children, friends, a cat, volunteer work, singing in the occasional...

The trouble with having such a deep knowledge of my family history is I find I must bite my tongue when my kids speak casually of their...

Choir music is designed for the masses. The usual SATB music is chosen to fit a typical vocal range and allow for a blend of nice voices...

I grew up in a talented family that holds the idea that talent runs in a family as a form of destiny. My grandfather, Roger, was a cold...

I was poking through archived photos from my travels in Europe and came across one of the best candid shots — on the grand canal headed...

My paternal great-grandfather was a rakish fellow from near Brussels, Belgium. The bit of family lore we do know about him is that he was...

My maternal great aunt Hermine is a spitfire who has always amazed the family with her abundant energy and stubborn streak. She is tiny....

I’ve been tagged to give my top ten most personally influential book list. I have this habit of reading every book by a particular author...

I’ve told you before how I am a sort of time traveler, inhabiting worlds and activities from a bygone era. This is a common pastime of...

The paternal grandfather and his family owned a factory outside of Paris and he and his siblings traveled the world selling their...

Growing up with stories of globe-trotting family inspired me to do my own traveling. Occasionally, I would walk in their footsteps. My...

Many nations have rules around how much broadcast television must be in the native language. This was of particular concern in France...

Self publishing an e-book is easy peasy lemon squeezy. Right? Oh, lord, you guys. I wrote the book. I finished the first draft two years...

My partner occasionally asks me if I miss working in Hollywood. It’s something I ponder when I see my industry friends achieve ever...

Delightful Healing Diva, Sonia Haynes, interviewed me about how I help fellow creatives get their shit together. Her writing podcast is...

Some people say that we will never again see the level of glamour evident in post-world war America. It usually men who lament the...