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May 2025
On San Francisco’s Shinbone Lane in 1974, sixteen-year-old runaway Maddy finds refuge among a spirited group of wanderers, artists, and dreamers. Taken in by elderly Clara and her neighbor Ted, she discovers a place where magic blends with reality — and secrets emerge to heal, haunt, and transform lives.
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My current project is a novel set in 1974 on the fictional Shinbone Lane in San Francisco. It's a magical place that draws footloose people seeking things they can't quite articulate. I’ve reached a point in the narrative where I need to divulge how Shinbone Lane got its name. This will be a short story within the main story. I did a lot of brainstorming and discarded several ideas on the name’s origin, but I’ve landed on one now that I think has legs. Click below to read the beginning of the story within the story.
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The logical solution would be to make a spreadsheet, but, you see, I like spreadsheets about as much a a cat likes taking a bath. So, of course, I took no action.