The Herstory of the Old West The most disturbing knowledge that came out of my research for Paint the Wind was that most of the women who went West didn’t want to go! Their diaries are so different from the men’s, so poignant and grief stricken… and so damned brave. They didn’t want to leave [ Read More ]
Following the Light While I was writing and researching PAINT THE WIND, my Western epic, I was also seriously involved in both Martial Arts and alternative healing, studying with Dr. John Upledger, a Chinese doctor, several hands-on healers, and – maybe most importantly of all – a visionary Native American Medicine Man, Joseph Rael, aka [ Read More ]
The talk of possibilities for Paint the Wind to become a movie or miniseries has caused me to be reminded very hauntingly of my mother. I should tell you, I think, that although my mother’s name was Kate, the family called her Manu, because it meant Giver of the Law in Hindi – she was [ Read More ]