Covid is affecting us all, but is especially hard on the women whose stories I tell in EMPOWER A REFUGEE and women like them. Because gatherings are unhealthy: training sessions can’t be held for newcomers. Instead, those who know how to sew and have at home sewing machines are sewing masks for places like the […]
Do you write? If so, what is your genre? This gets harder and harder to identify. What used to be simply mysteries is now a long list of categories such as cozy, police procedurals, thriller, suspense, etc. My genre has been narrowed as well. I write narrative non-fiction, different from creative non-fiction – factually accurate prose […]
How long must you live in a place to find people who make a difference? I moved here six years ago and didn’t know a soul. Just learning to navigate this major city after living in a town of 3,000 in the winter and a small city the other eight months was almost overwhelming. I […]