Merci, Maestro Christophe Chagnard
On Monday, March 23, 2015 the Tacoma News Tribune printed an article I wrote about my memories of working with Christophe Chagnard of the Northwest Sinfonietta. I am posting the text of the article below. If you’d like to see the article in the TNT’s...Better You Go Home: A Tense Novel by Scott Driscoll
In January I met Scott Driscoll, a Seattle author and creative writing teacher. I welcomed the opportunity to talk with him because of our common interest in the Soviet bloc countries. Scott has written a novel set mainly in the Czech Republic, titled Better You Go...Rory Connally: 60 Full, Productive, Generous Years
On February 16, 2015, my husband turned 60. (I am soon to follow, but we won’t go there now.) He is a wonderful man–kind, trustworthy, understanding, able to laugh and to forgive. On the afternoon of his birthday, his partners and employees at his...Re-examining an American Mindset
This essay (minus the photos) was published under a different title in The News Tribune of Tacoma, February 9, 2015. In recent years two of my three sons embarked on international life journeys, and in a smaller way, so did I. My son Brendan and his wife moved to...
Welcome!
I am a writer who loves good music and good stories. It’s been my privilege to combine these loves by writing fiction that honors the creation of beauty, even in the bleakest of circumstances, through the creation of music. Writing has also led me to a deep interest in the recent history of central and eastern Europe.
Come and explore with me!