Where one story ends, another begins.
For 15 years we owned a condo at Squaw Valley, now Palisades Tahoe. Our kids grew up hiking and playing in the lake in the summer, and skiing in the winter.
Why We Die: A Very Short Book Review
I recently read "Why We Die" by Venki Ramakrishnan, recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This book on the science of living longer was outside of my usual diet of historical fiction, novels, armchair travel, and memoirs but a trusted friend recommended it so off to my local bookstore I went.
My New Orleans Story
Although my New Orleans days are in the rearview, the city and its people left a big imprint on me.
Today is different.
Today began like most of my days at home, with me drinking a hot cup of tea on my patio. I listen to one of my favorite sounds, the sweet laughter of children from the summer camp at the school adjacent to our house.
Say hello to Eileen Pensky!
Eileen Zain Pensky is a mother of four, grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 16.
Hurricane Katrina Stories
This photograph of a flood-displaced toddler practicing walking was on display in the Hurricane Katrina Foundation in New Orleans, which I recently visited.
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival
One of the perks of being a professional storyteller is that going to the movies is part of the job!
A glimpse into future stories gives me hope.
Although I no longer professionally review personal statements for college applications, two young adults whom I hold in high regard asked me to take a look at their essays this year. I was thrilled to. More importantly, I was wowed by their points of view. Seriously WOWED.
Why am I helping people write their memoirs?
As someone who actively blogged for nine years, you’d think this post would be easy to write. In fact, I was so overwhelmed with emotion thinking about the ways it would help people connect with their loved ones that it took me a few drafts to concisely articulate my WHY. Here goes!