Celebrating My 300th Post
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Posted on February 28, 2016 by

In honor of my 300th post (yes, this is lucky number 300), I’m asking you, my faithful readers, to help me with a little project. I have been thinking about compiling a book of essays culled from my blog, An … Continue reading →

Updating My Life Vision
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Posted on February 25, 2016 by

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking over the past few months about why I’ve stalled on the law firm with heart. It’s been a bit of a mystery to me why I haven’t launched. Sure, I had a book … Continue reading →

Revised Book Cover for Across An Aqueous Moon
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Posted on February 21, 2016 by

Last month I shared the book cover designed by my multi-talented boyfriend, Nathan McKenna, for my forthcoming poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism. Finishing Line Press (FLP) loved it–until they switched printers. The new printer means that my chapbook … Continue reading →

More IEP Woes
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Posted on February 18, 2016 by

My daughter Katie has once again been kicked out of school, from a special day class no less, in our oh-so-wonderful district. Apparently autism is too mysterious and complicated for them to handle. Or something like that. This time around … Continue reading →

The Downside of Facebook–An Update
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Posted on February 11, 2016 by

Back in November 2015, I wrote a post called The Downside of Facebook. (You can read it here.) Afterward, I received a surprising number of messages—private messages—from friends who admitted that they too experienced negative emotions, including sorrow, guilt, frustration, … Continue reading →

Book Cover for Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism
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Posted on February 7, 2016 by

As I shared back in November, my multi-talented boyfriend, Nathan McKenna, created some amazing artwork for the cover of my forthcoming poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism. The original plan was to use some of my daughter’s artwork on … Continue reading →

In a Sky Full of Stars
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Posted on February 4, 2016 by

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the stars. Maybe it’s because the crowd funding campaign that I implemented for the Eastbay Astronomical Society (EAS) recently came to a successful conclusion. We raised more than $26,000 for Phase I of … Continue reading →

IEP Woes
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Posted on January 28, 2016 by

It’s January, so that means it’s IEP month. (IEPs are individualized education plans for children with special needs.) Actually, this time around, the IEP madness started in December 2015. It’s a triennial year, so my daughter was subjected to lots … Continue reading →