in Tempe, Arizona. On September 16, I drove up to Fountain Hills, AZ, which is still part of the Phoenix metro area, but according to my trip meter, is 23 miles north of my house. I was invited to speak to the women of the Fountain Hills Book Club, who had chosen The Drop Edge [...]

I’m feeling sad today, because my cat just died. Fritzi wasn’t really ‘my’ cat, but she lived in my back yard for sixteen years. She appeared one April day with three kittens, wild as a hare. The neighbors adopted the kittens, but the mom was unapproachable, and produced another litter in short order. Don built [...]