I Could Write An Entertaining Novel About

I'm Working On A Nonfiction Book On Nepal And A Novel About Diasporas.

Much Of My Reading Time Over The Last Decade And A Half Has Been Spent Reading Aloud To My Children. Those Children's Bedtime Rituals Of Supper, Bath, Stories, And Sleep Have Been A Staple Of My Life And Some Of The Best, Most Special Times I Can Remember.

When I Was A Child And Teenager I Read Whenever I Had The Opportunity, But Since Then I've Found It Hard To Read As Much As I'd Like, Children, Work, And Pets All Providing Powerful Incentives To Escape Into A Book And A Practical Reason Why I Rarely Do So.

The Richest Most Meaningful Stories Are Found In Small Places: Made, Carried, Crafted, Told, And Retold By Apparently Unimportant People.

Sometimes I Like To Play The Soundtracks To Famous Musicals So We Can All Sing Along. South Pacific Is One Of My Favorites. Our Neighbors Must Hate Us.