No major biographical anecdote today. I’m sure I have plenty more of those coming, however. Ah, memories … But this is about the present! I’ve been working away for the past few weeks on my upcoming book events in Kansas. … Read more →
A couple of weeks ago, I was very pleased to be invited by David Maxine (of Hungry Tiger Press) to contribute an essay for the International Wizard of Oz Club’s 2009 Winkie Convention to be held in Pacific Grove, CA. The group was … Read more →
I was extremely fortunate to grow up with so many artistic influences around me. Everywhere I looked, it seemed. I remember my childhood as such a time of magic. And I drank as much of it in as I could. … Read more →
It’s a bit of a cliché to tell people you were in a tornado while growing up in Kansas. They almost expect you to say it. They think Kansans have tornadoes regularly for breakfast with their morning cups of coffee … Read more →
A couple of years after I had the pleasure of meeting Margaret Hamilton—the Wicked Witch of the West herself—on a trip to New York City, I had “Oz” show up right on my doorstep in Kansas! Well, practically. It was … Read more →
