SORRY–SORRY–SORRY

The book signing for Sita and the Prince of Tigers, scheduled for Sunday, February 19, 2-4 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Riverside has been canceled. Why? Because I have tested positive for Covid, and thus will be hanging out at the house for several days. B & N has...

Book Signing for Sita and the Prince of Tigers

If you live in Riverside, or anywhere in the Inland Empire, come on over to Barnes & Noble (by Galleria at Tyler) on Sunday, February 19, for a Sita and the Prince of Tigers book signing. I’ll be there from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., sitting at my table with pen in hand....

Falling for the Thick-knee

The four of us were spread out, searching for the Indian Thick-knee (also called Indian Stone-curlew) when we heard Lokesh call, “I have it! Come quickly.” I turned and started striding in his direction . . . and then I was suddenly lying face down on the ground. For...

Cousin Flora

Cousin Flora came to pay us a visit. She was Grandma’s first cousin and Grandma hadn’t seen her since they were girls together in Nevada. She was very different from Grandma. I did not like her, but there were reasons for my attitude. She was as huge as Grandma was...

Kindle Flash Sale Starts at 12:01 AM Today

Tuesday, October 25, Amazon is holding a one-day flash sale of only $0.99 for the Kindle edition of Sita and the Prince of Tigers. The number of books sold in the first 24 hours determines whether the title will rise or fall in Amazon’s rankings, and decides whether...

A Piano Solo and a Radio Interview

Have you ever been quite worried or uncertain about an approaching event that you ended up feeling pretty happy about? I don’t know about you, but it’s happened to me on many occasions. I wouldn’t say it’s the story of my life or anything, because sometimes the...