My older brother Ken is an accomplished liturgical composer, musician and author https://kencanedo.com/home He just returned from a sacred music conference in Rome which concluded with an audience with His Holiness Pope Francis. A Blessing on your...
It was a crisp 39F this morning in our PNW Writers cottage. We love the Fall colors. Today I’ll submit my manuscript to more Literary Agents and yes, I’ll also break out the rake. . .
The fact is, I don’t know where my ideas come from. Nor does any writer. The only real answer is to drink way too much coffee and buy yourself a desk that doesn’t collapse when you beat your head against it. – Douglas Adams Decaf coffee only works if you throw...
What Kind of Dinosaur Is That? is progressing quite nicely. I think you will be pleased with the final version. Still trying to find a Literary Agent for representation of our Children’s Picture Book Have You Seen Green? I realize the number of unsolicited query’s...
Life is mysterious. No sooner did my eldest daughter Micaela move from LA back to Seattle, now her little sister Kelsey is moving to New York. It’s only for an extended temporary assignment, and Lord knows I’ve had my share (Dutch Harbor, Montreal, Prudhoe Bay,...
The frozen river laid before them. Preventing any forward progress on the eight-hundred-fifty-mile journey, all on foot from their ancestral homes to an unfamiliar land never seen before. The hard winter of 1839 forced them to wait out the storm on the icy ground in...
Thanks to the generosity, compassion and enthusiasm of our community, the Benefit Concert was a rousing success. We collected monetary and a couple of SUV loads of pantry item donations for the children and caregivers that call the Seattle Ronald McDonald House home....
As a Novelist and Children’s Picture Book author I am pleased to welcome a new roommate to share my wooded Writers Cottage. She is none other than LA Television Screenwriter and my eldest daughter Micaela. Now based in her hometown of Seattle she will continue her...
It’s been a dream to perform LIVE on stage with my daughter Micaela and on Aug 29 it will become a reality. And along with our friend Myan, we are honored to play for a Benefit Concert for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Such a worthy cause to benefit and bring...