How nice! Karlijn left me a birthday present!...Oh, it's for Patricio.
Blogiversary
I celebrate the first anniversary of my blog and talk about my plans for it in the coming year.
A Portuguese Visitor
A Portuguese visitor speaks at the University at Albany about the current crisis in Europe and invites us back to Lisbon.
We Watch Train Wrecks
Are writers "everyday sadists" because we ratchet up conflicts and place our protagonists in dire and painful circumstances?
The Brooklyn Blossoms Book Club
A report on the Brooklyn Blossoms Book Club, created to support multicultural literature and to encourage mothers and daughters to read together.
"Oh, Daddy! I threw Patricio away because Giovanni had a shiny new car!"
"Be honest, Karlijn. Would Patricio have been your boyfriend if he were a random alkie instead of a Pubrickster Prize-winning investigative journalist?"
"Uh...no."
Teshuvah
My thoughts on the Jewish High Holy Days, the concept of Teshuvah, or Repentance, and being a real friend rather than using another person.
World Tour Blog
As part of the World Tour Blog, I talk about my work-in-progress, my world music radio program, and some notable books I read recently.
Have I Met My Match?
The beginning of my third semester Portuguese class reminds of the trope of the competitive overachiever who finds herself overtaken by rival classmates.
Developing Characters: The Lesson of Fruitvale Station
I use the movie Fruitvale Station as an example of how writers can go beyond stereotype to create sympathetic, multidimensional characters.
Little Brick Township Gets a New Billboard, And So Do I
I replaced the old iWeb template for my website that I designed myself with a professionally developed WordPress template.
The Moment of Disillusionment
Hudson, New York was a whaling town in the 19th century, which led to the adoption of the whale as the town's symbol. For several years I have exhibited at…
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