Intended or not, in A Constellation of Vital Phenomena author Anthony Marra reminds us Americans that we are, indeed, exceptional—at least in one respect.
Read the Rest!From Paris to Provence: Where Food is Life
CapRadio Reads scores again with last Saturday’s book selection, From Paris to Provence: Childhood Memories of Food & France, by Ethel Brennan and Sara Remington.
Read the Rest!“We’re Home!”–The Limerick Family
We see young couples struggling and say, “There but for the grace of God, go I.” Sacramento Habitat for Humanity takes it from there–as it has with Brian and Ashly Limerick and their two children, Faith and Christopher.
Read the Rest!“Gifting Grandmas”–Great Cause!
Along with eight of my cohorts, I was privileged to share my work at the Second Annual Gifting Grandmas’ Authors Luncheon at North Ridge Country Club last Wednesday, which benefited Sacramento Crisis Nurseries, an annual project of the Sacramento Children’s Home.
Read the Rest!The Night Circus–Hooptedoodle
The Night Circus is Erin Morgenstern’s first novel, published July 3, 2012. I’m reading and writing about it now because it’s the April selection for CapRadio Reads, Capital Public Radio’s book club.
Read the Rest!Meet the Thao-Vang Family
Nine-year-old Nicha Thao now has a place for her fruit trees, and a back yard—for her unicorn.
Read the Rest!Meet the Sousa Family
As a former member of the Board of Directors and volunteer for Sacramento’s chapter, I believe in Habitat for Humanity. Simply stated, Sac-Habitat improves our community, one family at a time.
Read the Rest!Meet the Nguyen Family
I hope you’ve survived Gray Thursday, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. Today is “Giving Tuesday.”
Read the Rest!Write In “Sam’l. L. Clemens”
We interrupt this skein of seriousness to advise that–despite the estimated $2+ billion that will be spent this campaign season on advertising, the content of which is the intellectual equivalent of a slap fight at third grade recess–Mr. Twain reminds us that not all that much has changed in a century, at least in terms of content.
Read the Rest!The Canary is Coughing
Mike Lofgren was mad as Hell and wasn’t going to take it anymore.
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