Dear Reader, I was saddened to hear yesterday of Liz Smith’s death. She was an iconic New Yorker, and also a delightful person. I knew her, slightly. I’ll never forget when we met, at a cabaret event on the roof of the St Regis Hotel, in the early 1980s. Ms Read more…
Dear Reader, Election day always brings out the best in my optimism (except for last year, of course, and don’t forget 2000 and 2004, which were painful at the time but are beginning to look elegant in hind-sight). It is an annual reminder that we have choices, and we have Read more…
Dear Reader, I’m digging deep, again this week, as I work on the new novel. I’m like a kid in a candy store, again, as I sort through ideas and memories. I used to think I knew how to write, and then I attempted fiction. And now I’m hooked. Some Read more…
Dear Reader, I thought I’d give a publishing update, since I seem to be caught up in business more than in writing this week. You’re Sure to Fall in Love, and The Cookbook are set for release on December 1, through Amazon, of course, and also in paperback for worldwide distribution through Ingram. Read more…
Dear Reader, I was talking with a writer friend this week, and, inevitably the subject of Vietnam came up. Inevitably, because we are about the same age, and went through similar journeys around the draft. His situation was more perilous than mine, because his birthdate was chosen #15 in the Read more…
Dear Reader, This week has been particularly creative, and I’m delighted to report that the second volume of my Love Trilogy, LOVE AND THE EPIDEMIC, is taking shape. Just as when I was writing YOU’RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE, characters show up in my head and start talking to me. And Read more…
Dear Reader, Audacity Books is beginning to feel like a real press. Two titles now exist in print and ebook. And here is an update on schedules and availability: YOU’RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE, the novel, is now available at Amazon—advance reader copies of the paperback, and pre-orders of Read more…
Dear Reader, It’s probably the ugliness of the current political scene that got me on this topic. That and the fact that I never met Edie Windsor, the fiercely courageous rights advocate who died last week. Perhaps I wanted to celebrate the living, rather than waiting to eulogize. Whatever my Read more…
Dear Reader, I am delighted to announce that YOU’RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE—THE COOKBOOK is finally completed and in proofs. There will be some typos to correct, and some revisions needed, inevitably. But within the next two weeks—I hope—it will be final, and ready to put into ebook format. As Read more…
Dear Reader, My pilgrimage to Provincetown for the holiday weekend was filled with inspiration and fun. And we also ate very well. A shout-out to The Mews (don’t miss the seared sea scallops), Ross’ Grill (very nice grilled halibut with lobster sauce). And for breakfast, Yolqueria (Cowboy Carnitas for me) and Café Heaven (for a Mexican-themed omelet with Read more…