Dears, As I enter phase 3,591 of the Seoul Murder Story, I decided that I needed to capture the heart of the matter—a guide for how the memoir about a mermaid and a murder will unfold—in a few short sentences. What is it I really want to say about the experience? Why has the conflict…

Dears, Sometimes you gotta follow where your mistakes lead. Just to see how it will play out. Today I had that chance. And I seized it. This all started last week when I saw an ad for a free trial of a new exercise class at the Winooski YMCA. This workout is called the DaVinci Body…

Dears, I had a nice conversation with a new friend last night. Although I’m out of conversing practice,  she asked a question for which I might have some answers. She mentioned that she would like to write a book, but was having trouble getting started. “How do you carve out the time,” she asked, “and…