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Growing up on undeveloped woodland in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, my family was high on adventure and love for our few horses but low on cleared pastureland to feed our beloved four-legged friends. From a very young age, one of the chores my siblings and I were given was to lead the animals to the cleared right-of-way running under the Bonneville powerlines and stake them out to graze.

When I opened the bedroom curtains to a beautiful spring morning after being away from home for several days, the first thought that surfaced in my sleep-fogged brain was The horses will love all that lush, overgrown clover and grass. In quick succession came I need a horse.

But no, I do not need a horse though I do love my memories of childhood horses. I also find joy in my little, metal pony who now inhabits my garden.

My latest memoir, Pandemic Baby: Letters to My Grandson Before He Could Read, focuses on more recent memories of the birth of my first grandchild during the COVID pandemic and Trump’s first term. The story unfolds in a unique combination of journal entries, letters, and poetry. 

I’m happy to announce two upcoming events. I hope you can join me! For the first, I’ll be returning to the King County Public Libraries. 

Author Event

Fairwood Library 
17009 140th Avenue SE
Renton, WA 98058
3:00pm Sunday, May 4
More Information HERE
Registration recommended but not required

I’m also pleased to invite you to the It’s About Time Reading Series. This month it will be a tribute to longtime Seattle area poet Millie Renfrow. Her daughter, Barb Renfrow-Baker, and poet Miriam Bassuk will read some of Millie's poems. There will also be four featured readers: Griffith H. Williams, Katy E. Ellis, Sybil James and me.

It's About Time Reading Series
Ballard Library
5614 22nd Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107
6:00pm Thursday, May 8

More Information at the It’s About Time events page on Facebook. 

You may also be interested in this article on HistoryLink.