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O Europa!

Posted on October 10, 2018 by PB Rippey

Volunteering at my son’s school library means I get to help kids discover books they didn’t even know they wanted to read–and also means I can check out books without exceeding my son’s 5th grade (3 books per student) limit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged 2018, 5th rade, books, Earth, Europa, Family, history, Jupiter, kidlit, life, Literature, moons, movies, planets, school library, Solar system, Space, writing | 1 Comment

Summer Diary

Posted on August 8, 2017 by PB Rippey

Not my rash! Finally. Fire breath. Thank you, GOT. I see you, arm muscle. #workingout6weeksstraight Muscles missing. Hijacked in the night, IMO. So what? I have brie. Total eclipse of sun predicted. My prediction? Revision, revision, submissions, submissions….But only … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Faction, Fiction, Writing | Tagged 2017, aloha, animals, beach, body muscle, box turtles, California, Dragons, dreams, Earth, eclipse of the sun, Family, Game of Thrones, history, humanity, life, Los Angeles, middle grade novels, movies, Muses, ocean, Oregon, rashes, Teenage Rebellion, Thanks, writer, writing | Leave a comment

Healing By Degrees (FB Edition)

Posted on February 18, 2017 by PB Rippey

“What wound did ever heal but by degrees?” —-WS, Othello I’m talking Snapchattish-brief degrees. My impatience won out. I weeded Facebook ‘friends’ after the election and the first peaceful march–in which I marched, peacefully, surrounded by like minds. After this weeding and … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult writing, books, Faction, Fiction, Writing | Tagged #45, 2017, books, California, Climate Change, Cute animal pix, Earth, Facebook, Family, history, humanity, JK Rowling, life, Michelle Obama, NRDC, NY Times, Othello, Planned Parenthood, Shakespeare, Tribbles, WaPo, weeding, writing | 1 Comment

Island Infusion

Posted on October 24, 2016 by PB Rippey

Recently a boat deposited me on Santa Rosa Island for a few days, one of a handful of remote scapes comprising the Channel Islands National Park . I traveled with a geologist, an art dealer and two canvas artists who … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Faction, Fiction, Poetry, Santa Barbara, Writing | Tagged 2016, Bear Mountain, books, California, California orogeny, camping, Channel Islands National Park, Earth, Eowyn Ivey, history, humanity, John McPhee, John Muir, life, Literature, novels, Pacific Ocean, Plein Air, Sant Rosa Island, Teddy Roosevelt, Thanks, Whiskey, Wow, writing | 1 Comment

When I Despair, I Remember

Posted on January 1, 2012 by PB Rippey

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s Top 10 Fundamentals For Changing The World Change Yourself You are in control Forgive and let go Without action you aren’t going anywhere Take care of this moment Everyone is human Persist See the good in people … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes, Writer quotes, Writing | Tagged 2012, fiction writing, Gandhi, history, humanity, love, personal goals, writing | 2 Comments

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