It’s a sullen gray kind of day here in Oakland, and I’m puttering about trying to gather my thoughts.  In fact, I am staring at a million little notes scattered across my desk. They say things like: “Drop book off to the Monterey library,” “Contact LA store for reading in the spring,” and “Write every [...]

The dances of NO SORROW performed by Fassett grandchildren for my book release party at Nepenthe, October 24, 2009. In order: My daughter Nicoya wearing Isis wings (in all gold, 4th generation), my sister Sara in turquoise, my cousin Holly in peacock green, and my little niece Chama in pink.

All photos taken by my 14 [...]

As mentioned in an earlier post about Henry Miller, I first came across a quince tree while living for one magical year in his Big Sur house. The old gnarled tree at the edge of his property produced just enough chartreuse-yellow fruits for me to make several jars of quince jelly and try my hand [...]