From writer to cancer survivor to writer again. When I began writing my blog I named it “My Story Right Now” because I was desperate to have my cancer diagnosis be a part of my life and not my whole … Read More
These days the stage I’m on has changed. No longer are there multiple lights with colored gels (those were very flattering btw), costumes, sets, orchestra and the curtain waiting to be raised. I miss those days, sometimes more than I … Read More
The short version? I got cancer. The long version? I was working diligently with an editor at a large publishing house. It was terrific and we had a number of discussions about direction, development and story. It was a marvelous … Read More
A couple of months ago Kevin Tumlinson and I met. We spoke about writing and my growing up as a L’Amour. He has a wonderful podcast where he interviews people about writing, publishing and books. It is terrific to be interviewed … Read More
Fierce Women Who Influenced Me will be a series on my blog. I am not sure how often I will post about them but over the course of the next few months I will be introducing you to the … Read More
I follow fashion blogs and I love fashion. As an actress for many years and I loved dressing up and becoming someone else– for me clothes did make the man/woman. Shirley MacLaine, in her one woman show, spoke about finding … Read More
I thought teaching our daughter how to ride a bike would be easy. My memory of learning when I was 7 or 8 is foggy. I remember walking my bike down the hill to an apartment building to ride … Read More
Here are 3 Pieces of Advice for parents from my book, “Chemo, Cupcakes and Carpools.” I hope this helps. Write It Down If there is one piece of advice that will save your sanity in the midst of chemo treatment it is … Read More
Motherhood — Parenthood, demands choices. You make choices all the time. Which lunch to make today. Which child to help right now even though both need you. Our oldest spent the first 4 years as an only child. She is … Read More
So the last few months have been busy. Honestly, I feel like today is the first day I have drawn a quiet breath. I tried–I went to yoga but I also saw our oldest daughter graduate from high school, our … Read More