by toby | Oct 11, 2012 | Life
There's a peacock on your railing. Day Two (see Training for a Big Hike post) There's a peacock on the railing of the house next door as we walk by on our trianing hike Beady eyes Horrible screech like Ghost babies wailing in hell Looks like Thanksgiving might Come...
by toby | Oct 11, 2012 | Life
Training for a big hike: Day One. (See previous post for what the heck this is about.) Training for the Crater hike Through cane fields straight downhill there must be a bottom down here, somewhere! Two small dogs, one tall husband And a fear of fire. What is that...
by toby | Oct 10, 2012 | Life
Training for a big hike. Yes, that's what Mike and I are doing. Sort of. Haphazardly. But to back up, I must set the scene. We live on the side of a dormant volcano (always a situation to be considered with respect) with world-famous hikes through a national park in...
by toby | Oct 5, 2012 | The Writing Life
Black Jasmine is here! My most dangerous and risky novel yet, Black Jasmine is set on my home island of Maui. Here's the blurb: The island of Maui is turquoise ocean, stunning vistas, and whalesong—but organized crime has a hidden hold, and Detective Lei Texeira...
by toby | Oct 1, 2012 | The Writing Life
Straw into gold—turning life experiences into story My current job description is self-employed clinical social worker and author (my dream careers I’ve been working toward my whole life), but prior to this I’ve had a number of colorful jobs and life experiences: Food...