Pamela Gibson

“I sometimes joke that my greatest shortcoming as a writer is that I had an extremely happy childhood.” The quote is from Anna Quindlen and I can sympathize. I did not grow up in a dysfunctional family. My parents were married for fifty years. I had a little sister who was close, despite a six-year … Read more

We’re housesitting for a friend this week…actually cat-sitting. Thelma and Louise are two rescues who have found a home in cat paradise. Our friend has a wonderful old Craftsman cottage in the heart of old Sonoma, Ca., right near a winery. The street in front of the house is busy, but the cats have lots … Read more

If you’re a writer, you tweet, or if you visit social media sites you may have heard of Nanowrimo. The term is an acronym for National Novel Writing Month. The idea is that you start writing on Nov. 1 and you write every day until Nov. 30. If you produce 1,667 words a day, you’ll … Read more

Years ago I wrote a book of ghost stories as a benefit for the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society. It was non-fiction, so to speak. I didn’t make up any of the stories, I just retold the ones I’d grown up with and had come across while researching my history books. These stories became the … Read more

I saw a much-shared Facebook post recently lamenting the fact there aren’t more female action figures. The post went on to criticize Disney because most of their female figures were Princesses and not Superheroes. The premise, I guess, is that little girls need to be able to identify with brawn in order to accomplish great … Read more