Monthly Archives: June 2019

I am pleased to say that a story I wrote about Dick’s heart adventure has been published in the June issue of Sacramento Magazine. (You can read the whole story below, if you like.) It’s an odd enough sensation to … Continue reading →

I’m pleased that this poem I wrote about Dick has found a home in an online literary journal I’ve long admired—but you have to be 60 or older to submit. I am, and I did. And they accepted it! Click … Continue reading →

Dear Dad, our father, Roger, who art in heaven: The little girls in this photo couldn’t understand why you moved them far from a town called Orange to a lake called Folsom, pulling them away from sidewalks begging for roller … Continue reading →

Under a half slice of lemon moon on a still-warm summer night, I slip quietly into the water next to the ladder—not walking down the steps as usual. I often have the pool to myself in the sultry dark, but … Continue reading →

Hawaii Jan migrated to California last week for some family milestones (graduations and the like) with her folks in El Dorado Hills. We hadn’t seen her since our unplanned stay on her island of Oahu in January. Among her many … Continue reading →