Happy New Year! I hope the beginning of this new decade finds you happy and well. I will be starting the new year by reading an excerpt of my novel in progress at the PVLDWriMo Anthology Reading at the Peninsula Center Library this Saturday, January 18, 2020 from 3-5 pm. [...]
Spring is in the air, and summer is not too far off. As I think about making summer plans for our family, I remember an experience I had with my son last summer that rocked my world. I’ve been thinking about it ever since, and I thought I would share [...]
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. It is also National Novel Writing Month. As I revise my book, I am exploring the role of adoption in my own family. Identity is an important theme in my life and my book. It turns out the search for self has been a [...]
Do you know why you are drawn to certain stories? I learned a lot about it in an online writing class that I just finished called Story Genius, and I want to share it with you here. Based on this class and an Aha moment I had recently, I have [...]
I was kidnapped by a leper in Korea when I was three Me circa 1967 My maternal grandmother told me my kidnapping story long ago when we shared a bedroom together in my parents’ first home in America. She often talked about her life in Korea, but was [...]
It has been a while since I’ve written about my writing journey, and I wanted to share with you what I’ve been doing this summer. I'm a Published Author! First, I got an essay published in a book which is available for sale on Amazon! The book is called Autobiography [...]
In honor of Mother’s Day, I wanted to talk to you about an excerpt from my book, Echoes Across Time, that I offered to my subscribers this week. Told in my father’s voice, the chapter describes the harrowing experience he and my grandmother shared escaping through the mountains from North [...]
When I first started interviewing my paternal grandmother for my book, I couldn’t believe the stories she told me about her life as a young widow and single mother during WWII and the Korean War. I knew she lived through physical hardships, but I had no idea the extent of [...]
Have you ever walked through an open door into a crowded room and wondered why you are there? That was the thought running through my head this past weekend as I ventured into a college center to find skinny folding chairs lined up in rows, inviting me to rub shoulders [...]
I am a very private person by nature and am not accustomed to sharing too much about myself with people whom I don't know… until now. Telling my family's story in my soon-to-be-released book, Echoes Across Time has been a challenging and rewarding experience and I am excited about sharing! I [...]
