What Am I Waiting For?

When I was younger … much younger, my piano teacher told me to not be a procrastinator. I wish she had said straight out to not be a time-waster. That would have been so much more direct and I think, clear. The years have flown by and I don’t have mate, offspring, or vacation home…

Once Upon A Time…..

There is nothing more frustrating than a blank page.

The Write Place

I finally know what I want to be when I grow up. I want to be a coffeehouse writer.I want to leave the comfort of my tiny Los Angeles abode every day and head for Starbuck’s with my Macbook under my arm.I want to sit in a big leather chair in the best corner where…

Inspiration: Paris

Cafe de Flore: Literary Touchstone I can’t say much for the lemon cake and the coffee seems always a tad bitter.But the feeling of sitting with greatness: priceless

Going My Way…Finally

My modus operandi:Keep going in the wrong direction until I end up where I am supposed to be.So simple.So time consumingSo exhausting. A life-long desire to make my living as a writer has bubbled up in the cauldron that is my life. I have put off everything because I could not find the courage to make…

Sepia II

Sitting on my balcony on a beautiful 80-plus degree Los Angeles day. Listening to Latin Jazz on Pandora, with Luna curled up next to me and yet…. I don’t know what it is or why it is; but like a lot of people, Paris is my place. I really should live there at some point…

A Writer Writes…and Writes…

I chase the story and the story chases me.A vicious cycle. I wanted to spend the day writing but that didn’t happen. I instead spent the day watching television.Mainly OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). I make no apologies for being a fan of Super Soul Sundays.During the course of today’s Oprahfest I heard three stories that…