So I’m working on my current book-in-progress, ‘Round America with a Duck, and I realize there’s something familiar about it. The pull, pull, pull of the full moon. The world beyond my driveway. The “what […]
Tag: Bucket List
Plant Seeds. Ride a Bike. Center Joy.
Plant seeds. Ride a bike. Center joy (in all its conundrum). Trust the journey. I just keep coming back to that, and frankly, it’s all I have to offer. I hope it’s helpful. Food for […]
Thanks, Ron from Chicago!
I was on my way home yesterday from a waterfall that served as the location for a pivotal scene in my latest book-in-progress, Slow Duck Crossing (a middle grade novel), when I discovered that Ron […]
Hallelujeh
The relief of ending my local advocacy work after so many years was immediate (my daughters were 8 and 13 when I started at city hall in leadership positions that addressed the bike stuff, and […]
Brooklyn Bridge on Citibike
This scared me (note: I used to do this regularly when I was in my 20s). But a sign on a building visible from the Brooklyn Bridge said You Go, Girl. So I did. (See […]
Schedule for the Rest of This Surreal Year
It was cold and pouring rain and I was in my car with my bike in the back (as usual). But I didn’t have Ponchy so I just sat there in the parking lot for […]
Dare to Reimagine What’s Possible
Who can think of bucket lists right now, with all the fresh hell that’s happening? On the other hand, what better time? What better reason? Taking steps (or leaps) to live our bucket lists in […]
Summer reading
Happy Summer! If you’re a summer-reading kind-of-person, you may enjoy my books (the two that are available in both print and digital formats are shown above; the rest are instantly downloadable to any device). Here […]
Traveling at the Speed of Bike 