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Sample Chapter From “Gallop Girl”

Many of you know that I’ve been working on a fiction project for the last few years. This last week, friends and family made it possible for me to sneak away to a secluded beach in Mexico to work on my project.  The timing couldn’t have been worse – I had so many things going…

Guest Blogger – Rachel Bisaillon

It’s a foggy Sunday morning when I turn into 11631 San Mateo Road,  at the bottom of Hwy. 92, and slow down to quickly punch in the gate code, then wait for the cast iron black gate to swing open. At 10:30 in the morning, my paradise begins when that gate opens. Nestled in Canyon…

You Should Write a Book! | Grassroots Fundraiser

I want you to take a look at: Square Peg Foundation – Where Everyone Fits – You Should Write a Book! | Grassroots Fundraiser 

A Call for the Public Shaming of Former Teacher Christopher James Hooker

Vladamir Nobokov’s Humbert Humbert was a murderous, narcissistic pedophile. Christopher James Hooker is a schmuck.  Humbert Humbert is a fictional character and Hooker is real. Unfortunately, there are more similarities between the two than differences.  Both preyed on the soft flesh of  children to feed their insecurities and their twisted passions. It could be argued…

A “Pretty Good Day” Indeed!

It’s been a couple of weeks since the amazing event at The Montalvo Center for the Arts. I’m still swimming in a sea of gratitude for the Herculean efforts of Heart of Silicon Valley, the heroic abilities of Jan Holland Malcom, who has had my back in every major event in my life for the…

Return from Texas – What We Learned

We’re back!  Wiser, inspired and slightly sore. Note to self; you are over 40 years old, it may be time to give up attempting flips on the trampoline (for the record – I stuck the landing). Ahem. For those of you who don’t know, we were invited to spend a week at HorseBoy Method, New…

KBAY’s Sam Van Zandt interviews HOSV and Square Peg

  KBAY’s Sam Van Zandt called Heart of Silicon Valley Founders Jeff Pollock and Yvonne Wolters in for an interview to talk about the great work they are doing at Heart of Silicon Valley.  They dragged little old me along for the ride and Sam gave us all a little bit of time to talk…

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Thought for the Day

“Autists are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It’s that you’re destroying the peg.” — Paul Collins