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New Eco-Thriller Coming Soon from the California Coast

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In a land where nature is unraveling, a brutal murder and a supernatural secret bring together veteran Army Ranger Colin Dawson and a young Native American woman, positing the fantastical question: Can mutations in epigenetic DNA activated by the recent wave of climate havoc induced pandemics turn humans into shape shifters? When beasts walk as humans, love is the rarest survival skill of all. 

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Fiery New Year

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With such a lot going on in the last half year: a shift in US political structure marked by Trump’s inauguration to a second term, culture wars and global wars, an uncertain economy, plane crashes, escalating climate change, LA burning, and well . . just the holidays, I haven’t felt much like putting myself out

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Sharing the Harvest. Learning the Art of Canning.

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August again, already. 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic just won’t quit. We got vaccinated. Took a trip to Kauai. Thought we were about to get back to normal. But then . . . the whole country slid backwards. Wearing masks again, even though vaccinated. The new Delta variant … Weed it and Reap. And yet our

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Election Season in the USA

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This month may be the most crucial month in the history of the human species. if Trump gets another four years, the devastation he and his thugs will cause to democracy, civil society,  social justice, and the environment will be irremediable for generations to come—possibly forever. NOW is our last chance for a Free and Fair Election in the USA. Now is the time to pause your “business as usual” and put your whole self into SAVING the WORLD from Trump. Volunteer today!

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Writing in the Time of Pandemic – A Work in Progress

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An updated version of this post is now available on Medium, an online journal. Summer Solstice 2020. Personal and societal trauma have paralyzed my writing muscles. It’s been half a year since my last public blog post. What can I say about death, pandemic, and massive, violent political upheaval that might be comforting or of

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