Home Bio Books Essays Appearances Media Contact Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's Dancing with Rose Clever Girl The Happy Bottom Riding Club Full Court Press Stubborn Twig After All These Years When Words Collide Me My People
Reviews Excerpt Buy it here: Amazon Barnes & Noble Powells Previously published in hardcover as: Dancing with Rose: Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's.		The Kindness of Strangers An Oregon nurse enlisted an entire hospital (from kitchen workers to carpenters) to make sure that no one dies alone Bridging the Gap Life in a residential Alzheimer's facility through the eyes of the low-wage workers who care for these vulnerable patients when their families can't. Father's Day Hallmark cards were not made for this guy Still Life To be the author of your life, you have to keep writing the book The End in Two Acts Both men were dying, and both wanted the end to come at the time and place of their own choosing The Cult of the Cycad What is it about a strange squat plant that gives rise to smugglers and obsessive collectors? Ella Listening to the end of life It's Not Just a Train Trip, It's a State of Mind You haven't really ridden the rails until you've ridden with the train-iacs known as "foamers" Traveling Outside of Time If long-distance train travel has a future, this is it Thanksgiving Turkey Hunting wild turkeys in a skinny mocha world A Hard-worked Woman So when exactly was it that the Pioneer Mother sat down to read a book? I Love the Rain Sodden clouds, intermittent wipers and home, sweet home Temporary Friends They appear. They disappear. Wasting Time Life, even for a writer, can just be life The Few. The Proud. The Readers. Are books absolutely necessary? The Ten Stupid Things Writers Do to Mess Up Their Lives Ah, the fine art of self-sabotage