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Chromatic Bells, Strings, Potatoes, and Books
Chromatic Chimes Talk at Bowers Museum Midst the incessant cold rain dogging us in Southern California, I have bravely ventured out on the slick highways. I visited the Bowers Museum to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year (Boar). While my friend … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering, Food, Uncategorized, WRITING
Tagged Bowers Museum, Deviled Potatoes, Found Dead in Arugula, Guangming Li, Hubei Bells, Kara Cooney, Qin, Shannon's Theorem, vegan, zither
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A Nod to the Past
My current work in progress is set in Ancient China. I’ve yet to set the climate. I’ve been feeling the January chill in Southern California’s nights and mornings, so maybe there’ll be snow in the forecast. The photo to the … Continue reading
Posted in travel, Uncategorized
Tagged China, Cities of Light, Cochem, Cochom, Egypt, Kara Cooney, paris, Paris to Prague, Viking river cruise
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Three Moments in China
Last August I went to China with four friends. We did Viking’s Imperial Gems cruise, which was a week on land and a week on the Yangtze River. We stayed at classy hotels in Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai. A truly … Continue reading
Posted in Food, travel, Uncategorized, WRITING
Tagged Beijing, China, Forbidden City, terracotta soldiers, Viking, Xi'an, Yangtze River
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So California Autumn in January with Recipes and Free Book
Autumn has arrived in California. The Japanese Maples on my neighborhood walks wear their brilliant red and orange cloaks. Bright yellow leaves wind through my yard undressing the fig and apricot trees during this cold, cruel month. On a less … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized, WRITING
Tagged Autumn, Diablo sandwich press, FREE BOOK, Japanese Maples, Jewish Deli, Mediterranean sandwich, Pupusas, Sword & Sorcery, vegan
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Last Minute CHEAP eBook Ideas
Stuck for an idea for someone you forgot or for a reader friend who’d love a fun read over the holidays? Amazon makes it easy to gift these ebooks with your heartfelt message attached. How about a 99 cent paranormal novelette The … Continue reading
FREE Book and Pre-Order The Foreign Story Collector
The second book in the Ravenscar Shifter series (sweet paranormal romance with spy thriller elements) will be released December 22nd, but is available now at a special preorder price. More on that later. To celebrate, Amazon is giving away the … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo 2018 Eighteenth Day and Notes On Oceanside and Alice Waters
Although my November has been fraught with interruptions like four glorious days in Oceanside with family and distractions like flu shots, movies (Nutcracker and the Four Realms and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (twice)), four USO hats last week, … Continue reading
