Katie Burke is a family law attorney, mediator, and writer, who lives and practices in San Francisco. Prior to entering law school, Katie earned a master's degree in counseling.
Last month, I attended a panel presentation at the Mechanics Institute Library in San Francisco, led by Ivory, Bob Cauthorn, and Mark Coker. The topic was "Plugging Into Digital Publishing: Where Do Freelance Writers Plug In?" The content was informative, all three panelists were engaging, I left feeling energized to publish online, and [reader: mentally insert other assorted praise ...
Evelyn emailed me on Friday, to let me know she received the letters I sent to Celestine and Lawrance. Evelyn told me they were very happy to receive their letters, and that she took photos of each of them holding her/his letter. She will attach the photos to the return letters that each of them writes me.On Friday, a lifelong dream of mine came true. When I was a child myself, I watched the ...
(Originally posted on Karibu Kenya on June 29, 2009.) "Mzungu! Mzungu!" the children on the side of the road shouted, as they pointed at us, their eyes full of light. With stray goats and chickens taking over their space on the vast expanse of the dirt, they expressed only joy, beaming the truest smiles I'd ever seen.Evelyn, our friend from the Ray of Hope, clued us in to all the ...
