When I was English instructor at a community college, I taught students that the comma preceding the “and” in a series was optional, like when you write “The butterflies, hummingbird and finch . . .” Optional means that it was … Continue reading
Commas in a Series
Book Launch: Burning Horses
On July 25, 2010, my friend Agatha Hoff launched her book Burning Horses: A Hungarian Life Turned Upside Down. The event took place at the Maritime Museum in San Francisco where huge windows onto Aquatic Park and Alcatraz served as … Continue reading
When a Project is Over, What Next?
The book is out! The Right Sisters was published in June and our book launch is August 14 in Sonora. Ever since the project was finished in late April and the manuscript went to the publisher, I have felt strangely … Continue reading
Swimming Lessons
I have a theory that if you put a 7 year old in a swimming pool or a lake, you can stand back and watch him or her learn to swim. Throw that child a few pointers about kicking, stroking, … Continue reading
Planting Pleasure
When I asked Culley if there was some kind of service I could do for his birthday, he said he’d like to have the planters on his deck cleaned up and replanted with annuals and some more perennials. WOW! I … Continue reading
