My Life
Not sure when I became a photographer, but… enter the Iphone.
I just wrote a long thing, and then deleted it. It was boring, the usual rant by a converted nontech pagan to the gospel of Apple. But truly, I never expected the iPhone to ignite my developing obsession with photography with a modality that was incredibly easy,...
Squeezing the juice of passion
Heh heh. I got you with that, didn't I? Couldn't resist. I told you I'd blog about what to do with lilikoi, but first I thought I'd share the arduous process of getting the juice. So...Yeah. Renaissance Man just came in and tried to video me with the GoPro. I told him...
Lilikoi lover
Tangy, creamy, tart with a lingering sweetness. Aaah, passion fruit! There are two types of fruit, the purple and the yellow. People say purple is sweeter, but in a blind taste test I couldn't tell the difference. I just like the contrasting colors! Craving a regular...
The road ahead post-kids
Father’s Day 2011 was a big one for Renaissance Man and I, the first ever where we had no children on island to share it with. As of this month, both kids are independent and launched, and we are facing this: A wide open road. Which neither of us are necessarily happy...
Expose on a Hawaii working-class neighborhood-mailboxes
You can tell a lot about a neighborhood by its mailboxes. Recently I decided to focus the blog a bit more, honing in on the unique, underappreciated, even unknown, aspects of life in Hawaii. I live in a working-class Hawaii neighborhood. I know, I know, you all...
Airport love.
Airports. There’s really only one way to get here, folks. Forget trains, automobiles and even boats (except for freight) people come to Hawaii through the airport. This is why I have a special warm fuzzy for the movie Love Actually- it begins and ends with an airport,...
Planking in Paradise
Fads. I've lived through a few, and participated... erm. Not that often. Okay, sometimes. When it looked fun. Remember these? The Macarena (I loved this one, sorry to say) Hula hoops ( the first time around, and again, the second) Disco (before my time, but I...
My Writing
Going for Gold: Giving Your Characters Something to Fight For
Honored to have my great friend and fellow crime writer J.C. Martin here on the blog to talk about her awesome debut novel, Oracle--a thriller centered around the Olympics! J.C. is a butt-kicking bookworm--when she isn't writing, she's teaching martial arts and self...
What's your creative process?
What's your creative process? The creative process is a little different for everyone, sure. For me, it’s connected to daydreaming, and then making and doing stuff. Yeah, I know. Real scientific. I'm in week three of my New Life with mornings free to write, and...
Great reviews and bitten nails for Torch Ginger
Launching Torch Ginger has brought great reviews and bitten nails. Deeply, badly bitten. It's an ugly habit and flares up like warts when I'm stressed. Upon much reflection, I’ve decided the feeling of launching a new book is like when you send your five year old off...
Leaving a secure job to be a writer–is there a diagnosis for that?
I'm leaving a secure state job in a week. I have a permanent employee number, with a month of sick leave and vacation. It's the kind of job people retire with a pension from. I'm leaving it to be a writer. In this economy? With my husband an artist too? (Yes, yes,...
The next big thing
So, here's the plan: 1. Answer the following ten questions about a current WIP. 2. Tag five other writers and link their blogs so we can all hop over and read their answers. It's that simple. 1.] What is the title of your book? Torch Ginger. It's called that for a...
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