A woman drafts 20 chapters, stories of her travels in neighborhoods less visited. Then she doubts their value: why in a time when Amerika is collapsing, would anyone want to read stories of a privileged, white, middle class American woman roaming less traveled roads?
Curiosity about seascapes and a chance to meet friends and cousins led me to Maine. I visited refugee resettlement agencies and a valiant Peace Library. Migmar and Tenzin joined me for a fantastic tour of Rangely.
My age will get in the way of completing the five books I’d love to write. When I started How to Make a Life, I thought it would only take a year. But it took four. At this rate, I’m going to age out of life as an author. I have enough stories, but …
For those who read How to Make a Life and ask about the family, all members of my adopted, extended family are doing well. Tenzin Kalsang is still working, no surprise, but her husband Migmar looks after the grandkids on various days and explores Madison’s trail by bike. Tenzin and Migmar share …
