More than one-third of our journalism graduating class showed up 50 years later. We didn't even use name tags. You may wonder how this post and the last blog are directly related to writing a novel. Bear with me. Last month I wrote about books I love (and please add Barbara Kingsolver's Partita to your list) because reading leads to writing. This month, it's all about the 50th reunion of my Western University journalism graduating class, something I still find impossible to b

Blog Your brain is not always in your head Yesterday I drove home from visiting my grandson who lives about 45 minutes away. My husband asked about the traffic and which route I had taken. I had no idea about either, which is slightly alarming when you're the one operating the vehicle. I don't have a self-driving car, but rather a deep familiarity with the area after repeated visits. At some point my body quietly staged a coup and took over the navigation. It's one form of m