world events

I was inspired to write Olive Branches Don’t Grow on Trees in large part because of my life-long passion for peace. In the following scene from this literary fiction novel, Silvia, the protagonist likens the war in Afghanistan, which is

“Creativity can be repetitive and boring until it’s transcendent.” I truly love this quote from a recent New York Times article on Peter Jackson’s Get Back documentary. I’ve experienced the repetitive and boring

In the chapter entitled, “Remember the Bonsai” of Olive Branches Don’t Grow On Trees, Silvia talks to Vince about his hostile feelings towards their brother-in-law, Doug. Vince is in the former Occupy movement and Doug is a

On July 4, 1868, Charles Dodgson went on a river expedition with the three little Liddell sisters- Lorina, Edith and the youngest sister, Alice.  During their venture, Dodgson extemporaneously told a fantastic tale to the Liddells. Later that

In light of the recent, senseless tragedy in Connecticut, I’ve been asking myself the same question many people are asking themselves- What can I do?  I feel powerless. Vacillating between feeling angry at the country’s gun laws and sad

The summer of my 5th year, my family and I would take my mom’s big gold Cadillac and head down the shore.  We would all huddle under the big yellow and green striped umbrella for hours while salty wet breezes cooled our overheated inland bodies.