The news is out all over Maine that severe shyness suffocates the mind, emotions and spirit. I really appreciated this conversation with Keith Shortall and hope you will too. His probing questions elicited descriptions that reveal the misery shy people experience. Click here to listen.

It was my second interview ever, the first being with my friend and colleague Beverly Russel before the San Miguel Literary Sala in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. Her questions tended to be general or about writing the book. MPBN’s Keith Shortall’s were specific, dealing with particular issues that confront shy people, an example […]

Tomorrow morning I’m scheduled to be interviewed about shyness by Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Isn’t it astounding! Twenty years ago, ten years ago, five years ago, even one year ago, who could have predicted it? Me, now a voice for shy people? It feels real good too, because I know as well as anyone that […]

I dreamed I was sitting on the fronts steps of a university building on a very warm day surrounded by dozens of other students enjoying fresh air. In the distance I saw a full-sized white tiger loping slowly straight towards me, coming in a straight line yet not hitting or scaring anyone in his path. […]

We live in a period of continuous disasters, unbelievable ones, caused by weather (whether you believe in climate change or not.) This, coupled with our country being at war for a decade, makes Memorial Day 2011 more important than ever for me. Our involvement in the Arab world is on-the-line, under fire, questioned by everyone, […]