Category Archives: Broken Dolls
An Interview with Caron Guillo – Author (and International Tour Manager!)
Caron Guillo I have enjoyed getting to know Caron Guillo through emails, Facebook, Twitter and her website. When I learned she is not only an author, but also a speaker and Certified International Tour Manager, I couldn’t wait to get … Continue reading
Raking Dead Leaves
Yesterday, I felt the coming of spring. The air was warm and breezy, thunder rumbled in the distance, frogs croaked near the pond, and dead leaves blanketing my garden beckoned to be raked. I gathered my gardening gloves, rake and wheelbarrow, feeling … Continue reading
A Conversation with Sachiko Kimura
This is the first of three conversations I will have with the protagonists of my novel, The Red Kimono. The book follows the lives of nine-year old Japanese American, Sachiko Kimura, her seventeen-year old brother, Nobu, and his African-American friend, Terrence Harris, from … Continue reading
A Conversation with Sachiko Kimura
This is the first of three conversations I will have with the protagonists of my novel, The Red Kimono. The book follows the lives of nine-year old Japanese American, Sachiko Kimura, her seventeen-year old brother, Nobu, and his African-American friend, Terrence Harris, from … Continue reading
Tiger Mom Roaring
I have been intrigued by the almost rabid discussion that has taken place since the release of Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. I first read about the Tiger Mom in the Life and Culture section of … Continue reading
Tiger Mom Roaring
I have been intrigued by the almost rabid discussion that has taken place since the release of Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. I first read about the Tiger Mom in the Life and Culture section of … Continue reading
Happy Tears
http://www.youtube.com/get_player Last night I laughed so hard I cried, while watching my grown son and daughter “hula-hoop” with the Wii my son received for Christmas. Later, as I lay in bed thinking of the day’s events, I thought about other … Continue reading
Happy Tears
http://www.youtube.com/get_player Last night I laughed so hard I cried, while watching my grown son and daughter “hula-hoop” with the Wii my son received for Christmas. Later, as I lay in bed thinking of the day’s events, I thought about other … Continue reading
A Day of Infamy
In memory of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, here is an excerpt from my manuscript, Broken Dolls. In this scene, it is December 8, 1941, the day after the bombing. Nobu, my 17-year old Japanese American protagonist, is in school, … Continue reading
Skipping Along the Path to Publication
The opening sentence of Broken Dolls: (That is, if I don’t edit it again!) Nobu knew everything had changed with those words: Japs attack Pearl Harbor. Now, it would be okay for everybody to hate the Japanese. Yesterday, after working … Continue reading
