meditations and dialogues about family, books, ideas, and the writing life
Posted in Authors, Blogging, Books, Israel, My first novel, Palestine, Peace, terrorism, To Kill the Other, War, Writing on Sep 1st, 2011
A question of killing: Howard County author searches for an answer by Lisa Kawata Howard Magazine hit a record for social media activity with this article. You can find the link: here.
Posted in Authors, events, My first novel, terrorism, video on May 28th, 2011
It’s been a hectic end-of-semester time, but — finally! — here are all the video excerpts from the May 1, 2011, book launch party for To Kill the Other at my home. Warm thanks to everyone who attended, especially co-publishers of the Little Patuxent Review, Mike Clark and Tim Singleton. Your energy and support is [...]
Posted in My first novel, My short stories, Videos on Feb 20th, 2011
My short story, Singing to an Ocean was recently published in the Water issue of the Little Patuxent Review. This story is a scene in my novel, “To Kill the Other.” I had an opportunity to read an excerpt from the story during the launch reading that took place on January 30 at Oliver’s Carriage [...]
Posted in Guest Poets on Mar 23rd, 2010
Have you ever tried to write haiku? I have attempted to write haiku several times throughout the years. But I have never succeeded. Finally, I had to ask myself a question: What is it about haiku that makes it difficult to learn? The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of haiku [...]
Posted in Love & marriage on Feb 10th, 2010
Why does one of the most important decisions we make in our lives — whom to marry — so frequently lead to pain and disappointment? Dr. Gordon Livingston, psychiatrist, therapist, and bestselling author, talked about relationships and his new book, How to Love. He spoke January 25 at a salon sponsored by the Little Patuxent [...]
