Machu Picchu: Visiting It Again As I Scroll Through Photos
It’s a wet, cold March in Tacoma, and I’m thinking back on January, when I was in Peru, loving every moment of the equatorial sunshine. Rory and I went to Peru to visit my son Brendan and his family. This was our sixth trip to Peru, but on previous trips...A New Life, New Joy in Peru
Our family has expanded again! On November 9, 2016 Joel Archer Connally was born in Curahuasi, Peru. Our new grandson weighed eight-and-a-half pounds at birth and has been growing exponentially since then. He is strong and happy, with beautiful resemblances to both...We All Want to Be Heard: Some Musings on Writing Rejection Notices
The text of my article that appeared in The News Tribune on January 11, 2016 Every New Year’s, I think back on the previous twelve months. What was important during the year? What did I learn? This past year, surprisingly, one of my most significant lessons...My Sister Gave Gifts She Didn’t Even Know She Was Giving (Nov. 30 article, The News Tribune)
On an April evening in 2009, my phone rang. It was my brother-in-law in Kennewick, calling about my sister. “Susie had an accident,” he said, straining to stay calm. “She fell off her horse and . . . she can’t move. She’s been airlifted to Spokane.” I flew...
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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.
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