by toby | Jul 21, 2014 | Life
I am beginning a writing retreat with my friend Holly Robinson at her house in Prince Edward Island, Canada…but getting there, from Maui, is not a simple matter. It’s planes, trains and automobiles! I broke up the epic 6,000 mile-plus journey by going to San Francisco...
by toby | Jul 20, 2014 | Life
To begin my wine country safari, I took the ferry from San Francisco to Marin, this time with no problems and unexpectedly, in a city of over a million people, meeting my brother-in-law Danny taking the same boat after his morning shift driving the bus. We yakked all...
by toby | Jul 15, 2014 | Life
Adventures in travel and friendship have been coming my way, because making new friends and finding old ones seems to be a theme of this trip. Arriving in San Francisco with a week and no agenda has been wonderful! One of my new friends (my lawyer, Sandy Shepard)...
by toby | Jul 14, 2014 | Life
I’m a hick from Hawaii. After the last fifteen years on Maui with its mellow two-to four lane roads, I’ve lost the ability to navigate heavy, multi-lane traffic in new places. On this trip to San Francisco I decided not to rent a car: just save the headaches of...
by toby | Jul 8, 2014 | The Writing Life
Dark Lava by Toby Neal is here! This one's a doozy, folks! Comments from Advance Copy Readers are dominated by “WOW, I didn't see that coming!” Here's a few quotes: “Another awesome page turner! Loved it. WOW the turns this took, I was getting...