BY BARBARA JOSSELSOHN Not too long ago, my family and I took a week-long vacation to Sonoma. The weather was glorious, and eager to spend lots of time outdoors, I asked the hotel concierge for the best local hiking trails. She told me that the Jack London State Historic Park had both trails and a […]

BY LIZ MATTHEWS I have had the pleasure of teaching and coaching writers who consider themselves beginners (or beginning again) for the past eight years, and a few themes have emerged over the years. As September is almost upon us, I thought it would be helpful to share some of these insights for those who […]