by toby | Jun 18, 2015 | Life
On the road out of Seattle toward Squamish, British Columbia, with my laptop on my knees. “Classic Vinyl” Rock is playing on the Sirius radio. The Chrysler Town and Country van we rented for the month has a smooth ride, juicy engine and most important, a roomy back...
by toby | Aug 12, 2014 | Life
Life lessons one second of video every day is teaching me to notice all the tiny precious seconds, like grains of sand in an hourglass, passing by in my life—never to be experienced, seen or known again in the same way. Let me first back up and tell a little story of...
by toby | Dec 29, 2013 | Life
Since the kids were in junior high (old enough to help with the massive work involved with camping) we’ve been going out to Hana during Christmas break. We’d usually set up tents under one of the hala trees on the bluff of the Haleakala National Park in Kipahulu, but...
by toby | Jul 26, 2013 | The Writing Life
Unsound photo shoot and cover reveal: my next book is coming soon, and it's going to be a doozy! Here's the blurb: Only a volcano can cure some things. Dr. Caprice Wilson, police psychologist, has spent her life unraveling the mysteries of the human mind—only to find...
by toby | Jun 27, 2013 | The Writing Life
Cover photo for Twisted Vine by Toby Neal Yes, I've had to change the title of the 5th Lei book to Twisted Vine, dropping the “s”. When I chose the title over a year ago, there weren't any books out called that, but now there are several. I considered...