Why The Sight of An Accordion Makes Me Want to Puke

French Press

Lessons Learned From Cultural Eavesdropping in a Cafe

What Happened to Bob on A Beach in Florida

How a janitor from Minnesota became the most famous person in Fort Myers Beach.

An Unplanned Homecoming

Chapter Three. Novel Excerpt from Just Beyond the Timber

Five Bells

Chapter One Novel Excerpt from Maelstrom, a WWII novel set in Iceland, Boston and New York.

A New Appreciation for the Carnival

How an experience with my young son changed my views about carnivals.

Iceland: A Deep Connection to the Land of Fire and Ice

Confronting Her Oxidized Destiny

Chapter Three Novel Excerpt from Just Beyond the Timber

Just Beyond the Timber

Prologue

An Unwritten Story

A Stranger in a Strange Land

How two strangers taught me a lesson in tolerance on a bus ride in…