Monthly Archive: May 2018

See this picture? This is happening right now, at the end of my driveway. I stepped out to walk the dog this morning and was greeted by this riot of joy, not ten steps from my house.  All the pinks, all the life.  The Universe just showing off. But this is also happening right now – two friends are grieving the recent loss of…
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So here are some wonderful things that happen, when you give a book talk: People actually come!  Of course, your lovely and supportive friends are there, but there are also people whom you’ve never even met before who show up to hear you talk about your writing process, the Three Jewels of Buddhism and which characters are actually named for dogs.  Also, people ask really…
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I was standing in line at the grocery store this week, catching up on important royal family news by skimming the cover of Hello magazine, when the gentleman in front of me in line said, “Excuse me, maybe you could tell us?” So distracted was I by the photos of Princess Charlotte holding her new little brother, that I had failed to notice that…
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