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Hiking Haleakala Crater- Day Three of epic adventure.
Hiking Haleakala Crater-Day three of epic adventure. Peacefully frying steaks with the door of Holua Cabin open, we are unexpectedly confronted by a group of four other hikers. Comparing permits, we find that the Park Service has double-booked us all into the cabin....
Hiking Haleakala Crater- day two of epic adventure.
Hiking Haleakala Crater- Day Two of epic adventure. An unearthly golden glow, the sunrise, wakes me. The cabin is warm, the stove crackles with fresh wood and I smell coffee--and I remember why I love this man. I get out of the down sleeping bag borrowed from our...
Hiking Haleakala Crater- Day One of an epic adventure
Hiking Haleakala Crater- day one of epic adventure. Trash out. Chickens and dogs fed. Backpacks, way too heavy, loaded into truck. Starbucks in hand (latte for me, Frappuchino for Mike.) Now, I sit on the sidewalk babysitting the backpacks while Mike parks the truck...
A whole new kind of hot.
A whole new kind of hot me in a backpack Yes I'm wearing the real thing trial run as we are Training for a Big Hike and a mighty hot piece of equipment it is too. puff and huff sweat all over stuff This is fun, we tell ourselves like a mantra. Couple more days until...
A five mile hike ending in a bag of frozen peas.
A five mile hike ending in a bag of peas began this way: Training for a big hike Takes trespassing At least the way we Do it. Getting Elevation on the golf course We go our longest route five miles with Breakfast at the country club As a reward. At home Knees, hips...
Training sled dogs in #Hawaii.
Training sled dogs in Hawaii (Day Three of Training for a Big Hike.) I have two dogs and they are eager to hike, in fact they like to think they tow me like something more than the thirteen-pound yappers they are. It's me training alone today as Mike perches on the...
There's a peacock on your railing.
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...
My Writing
Are #Indies Getting Clobbered by Big Name E-book Discounts?
Are Indies Getting Clobbered by Big Name E-book Discounts? I think we are. And, it’s a great time to be a reader and shopping for e-books! The DOJ price-fixing case with Apple and the Big 5 publishers was settled awhile ago, but September was when Amazon began really...
Rejection. Straight up, no ice.
Rejection. Straight up, no ice. My agent is now shopping my memoir project, Children of Paradise. We got a rejection this weekend, from Random House: “It’s a touching story and the Toby depicts Hawaii vividly, but I fear it’s too small for us.” What do you do when a...
What do you do if you are Unsound? Take to land or sea.
What do you do if you are Unsound? Take to land or sea. Either way, healing can be found in nature. My protagonist, Dr. Caprice Wilson, took a hike in Haleakala Crater to clear her mind and body--and it didn't go the way she planned. My literary suspense novel,...
Somewhere on Maui, contemporary #fiction #romance, is here!
Somewhere on Maui, contemporary fiction romance, is here! "Hearfelt, rich, inspiring--Neal's fans will instantly fall in love with the cast of Somewhere on Maui!"--Christine Nolfi, author of award-winning Treasure Me "I really enjoyed this book. I couldn't put it down...
To Kirkus Review or not to Kirkus Review, #Indie #author?
To Kirkus Review or not to Kirkus Review, indie author? Something people generally don't know is that famously critical Kirkus Reviews are not free. No, not even cheap. For $425.oo you wait 7-8 weeks and may well be lambasted. Some of the reviews I read on the site...
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