Today I have the rare pleasure of interviewing a famous blogger (The Writing Life) and soon to be famous author! Please enjoy this conversation with Eleanor Parker Sapia, author of… Continue reading Heart-wrenching Tale of A Midwife in Puerto Rico, early 1900s
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When Art Matters #jesuischarlie
As a writer I join the thousands of voices responding to the horrors in France yesterday. I should be better at putting into words the anger and disgust I feel… Continue reading When Art Matters #jesuischarlie
History to Story: touring the blog
If you’re new to my blog, let me introduce myself. I’m a very energetic writer living in Northern California. I spent my childhood in Mexico City, and I write about Colonial Mexico in the late 1600s and early 1700s, and San Francisco in the 1920s. Pretty broad range, you might say, but there are strong connections between the two times.
Adapting and Assimilating: the brilliant photos of Judah Passow
Last night I had the incredible pleasure of visiting an exhibit of photos by Judah Passow, featured in a photography exhibit at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. The… Continue reading Adapting and Assimilating: the brilliant photos of Judah Passow
Impermanence, and the more things change
It’s not surprising, at the end of the High Holidays, that my thoughts turn to change. Return again, we sang, return to the land of your soul. So I mused… Continue reading Impermanence, and the more things change