"if you're lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it" John Irving
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Friends, I've got three audio copies of Once We Were Strangers that are burning a hole in my pocket, so enter the Rafflecopter contest below for your chance to win one of them. The contest will go for …
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I'm sitting at the small red table beside one of our large living room windows, looking out at James Street. There's our porch, the wide sidewalk, the busy street. There is the sycamore tree, ancient …
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The book I wrote with my friend Mohammad, about his family's journey to the US from Syria as refugees and then the journey of our friendship, has released! It's called Once We Were Strangers. You can …
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Friends, there are three amazing books coming out today that I have to tell you about. The first is one of my absolute favorite co-writing projects, Reload Love. I went to Iraq with author Lenya …
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Lucy and I drove out of the city, east on New Holland Ave and through the traffic lights to the outskirts, where we merged onto the highway. A few exits later, we got off, kept heading east, and soon …
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The washed out ruts in the lane were so deep we could barely drive through, even in our beastly Suburban. The truck swayed and groaned, but we made it to the first turn, parked, and got out. But even …
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