Category Archives: Updates

(published on March 26 on Facebook) Here’s what Trump has said about the coronavirus pandemic so far: January 22–“We have it totally under control. It’s going to be just fine.” February 2–“We pretty much shut it down coming in from … Continue reading →

THOUGHTS ON THE CURRENT EPIDEMICbyConnie Willis (originally posted March 16 on Facebook) Back in the 1980s I wrote a novel called DOOMSDAY BOOK. It was about a time-traveler who went back to the Middle Ages and found herself caught in … Continue reading →

BOOKS I LOVE: THE CONNECTICUT CONTINGENT, PART II 5.  THE EIGHTH DAY by Thornton Wilder In my last post, I talked about four of my favorite Connecticut-connected authors:  Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ursula Curtiss, and Sigrid Undset.  But my … Continue reading →

WEBSITE UPDATE 8/13/2017 BOOKS I LOVE: THE CONNECTICUT CONTINGENT We went to Connecticut this summer on a combined research and family trip. It’s our fiftieth wedding anniversary this year, so my husband and our daughter and I went back to … Continue reading →

WEBSITE UPDATE: ECLIPSE REDUX “When suddenly, and without warning, there was this total eclipse of the sun…” Little Shop of Horrors Witnessing a total eclipse is supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime event, and that’s definitely what I thought it would … Continue reading →

BOOKS I LOVE, PART 2: OXFORD BRANCH When I visited England the first time, the place I most wanted to go was Oxford, the home of some of my favorite writers.  I wanted to see the Bridge of Sighs where … Continue reading →

Website Update–2017 New Year’s Resolutions–1-24-17 MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS My New Year’s resolutions are always late and always the same–write more, eat more fruits and vegetables, clean the basement, do my New Year’s resolutions on time. Not this year, though. … Continue reading →

In my short novel, BELLWETHER, my heroine Sandra made a practice of checking out her favorite books and the classics to keep them from being summarily discarded by the public library. I did that because I’d had a terrible experience … Continue reading →

WEBSITE UPDATE–12-27-16–THE ROCKETTES AND TRUMP The Rockettes made the news this week. Several times. First, Trump’s campaign announced that they were going to perform at the Inauguration, which didn’t totally surprise me, even though Trump has had a hard time … Continue reading →

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 The Day After the Election My mom died when I was twelve, and one of the things I remember about that day was how strange it felt that the world continued to go on going to … Continue reading →