Archive for the 'General Interest' Category

On confusion over the meaning of bistro. This piece appeared in the East Bay Monthly.

On how people feel about having a Leap Day birthday. This appeared in the East Bay Monthly.

Originally a much longer piece about the allure of handmade objects, this article now has only a short bit about that topic. It then profiles artisans who make glass, soap, perfume, cigars, and photo albums. This article appeared in the East Bay Monthly.

I’m a Virgo, so I live to be organized! To keep track of my writing life, I use a database program, and this article explains how others can do the same. It appeared in the Writer.

This is the first article I ever published. It explains how a database program can help you stay on top of reams of data. The piece ran in Writers’ Journal.