by toby | Nov 23, 2010 | Life
Grumpy in the time of Thanksgiving. I hope my attitude will improve by Thursday. Say a little prayer for me about that, will you? Thanks.
by toby | Nov 18, 2010 | Life
When I’m not writing mysteries, I’m working as a school counselor and therapist—and this morning as I walked into my 100 year old school building my ears were treated to an unbelievably sweet harmony of young voices, echoing off the shining wood floors with a sound...
by toby | Nov 15, 2010 | Life
Middle age, she is a cruel mistress. I came up with that phrase myself, liked the ring of it, and tried it out on Twitter. Then I thought, why is middle age female? Shoot, male middle age is a mean bastard too. Somehow I didn’t think it would happen to me, and I know...
by toby | Oct 23, 2010 | Life
The plane home to Hawaii usually has a festive feeling, because it’s mostly tourists heading out for their vacation: families optimistically toting toddlers for that Dream Vacation, newlyweds snacking on each other’s extremities, rotund middle-aged couples going to...
by toby | Oct 17, 2010 | Life
There have been so many great moments on this trip to California but this one was more complex than most. My daughter flew down from college to join me for a couple days and we set off on foot to explore the previously-mentioned exclusive town of my birth. After a...
by toby | Oct 11, 2010 | Life
At least one reader objected to my lampooning of the fine state of California, which I really do love and appreciate (or I wouldn’t be choosing to vacation here as opposed to any number of places in Hawaii which could be equally conducive to creativity). And, I WAS...