Thank you to Thrive Global for publishing my article, “Escape into Fiction this Fall.” Due to COVID19, I have now been in Los Angeles 230 days. I used to travel nearly half of every month. Since I have not been able to move about, I have been escaping into the locations in some of my favorite fiction … Continued
Oct News 2020 with We Said Go Travel: Due to COVID-19 pandemic, I have been in Los Angeles since March 9, 2020. That is 234 days. I have to say that my birthday this month was much better than I expected. Thank you to all of the friends and family who called, sent text messages and … Continued
Thank you to Thrive Global for publishing my article about Deborah Tannen’s book, Finding My Father. Did you ever wonder about your father’s life before your were born? Deborah Tannen wanted to know more and spent decades interviewing her father and reading his journals after he retired. He was a writer, kept copies of his … Continued
Sept News 2020 with We Said Go Travel: I was honored to win in the Southern California Journalism Awards for my print story in Hemispheres Magazine for United Airlines about Rembrandt! G6. PRINT MAGAZINE FEATURE, Under 1,000 Words: Any feature. Lisa Niver, Hemispheres Magazine for United Airlines, “Painter by the Numbers, Rembrandt” I was a finalist for FIVE Southern … Continued
Summer News 2020 with We Said Go Travel: I am honored to be nominated for Online Journalist of the Year! I am a finalist for FIVE Southern California Journalism Awards! Thank you to everyone who has supported me and to all of the outlets who published my work. Please click here for my print, digital and … Continued
Summer News 2020 with We Said Go Travel: I am happy to report that I have GOOD NEWS! I am honored to be a finalist for FIVE Southern California Journalism Awards, including and especially for Online Journalist of the Year. WOW! Thank you to everyone who has supported me and to all of the outlets who … Continued
June News 2020 with We Said Go Travel: Welcome to Summer COVID-19. I have been in Los Angeles since March 9, 2020. That is 112 days. It is the longest I have been in one place that I can remember. I never imagined there would be a summer with no planned trips, no summer camp and … Continued
Thank you to Roxanne Szal and Ms. Magazine for publishing my article: 8 Books That Transport You As an avid early reader, I have been getting lost in books since I was three years old, and have been voracious ever since I began to turn pages. Whether going to the eye doctor across town or … Continued
All my life, I have been in love with books. Whether traveling across town or across continents, I must have books with me. I have been drawn into the worlds that Jodi Picoult creates for decades. I included her book, A Spark of Light, in my Ms. Magazine article, “Feminist Fiction Books to Curl Up … Continued
Thank you to Ms. Magazine and Carmen Rios for publishing my article: “Feminist Fiction Books to Curl Up With for the Holidays“ One of the things that makes me the happiest is to have a brand new book—so, in the spirit of the season, I wanted to share my favorite new reads written by some … Continued