by Linden Gross | Nov 16, 2023 | Writing Life
On a recent trip to California, four of us had brunch in my favorite restaurant in Murphys, which I had wanted to share with my good friend, Leah, who was finally visiting my old stomping grounds. For the first time ever, the meal was seriously disappointing. We...
by Linden Gross | Oct 19, 2023 | Writing Life
A number of years ago, I became involved with Bend Food Project, a local nonprofit started by a group of friends in 2015 to help curb hunger in our area. Modeled after similar projects around the country, the door-to-door food collection system is both simple and...
by Linden Gross | Oct 5, 2023 | Writing, Writing Life
“You have to go see Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West,” my brother insisted before I flew to Phoenix last weekend to attend a fundraiser featuring my writing coach client Barbara Hinske. The city’s Foundation for Blind Children had provided...
by Linden Gross | Sep 28, 2023 | Writing, Writing Life
First, my writing coach client, Sam Simon, who is one of the original Nader Raiders, tackled breast cancer when he wrote a challenging memoir about what happened when his wife of 34 years was diagnosed. He was convinced that the love of his life would die. Amazingly,...
by Linden Gross | Nov 17, 2022 | Writing, Writing Life
The first winter snowfall hit the night of Halloween. For some reason, trick-or-treaters in Bend usually wind up having to trudge through snow, with the pre-teen and teen girls pretending they’re not cold despite their spaghetti-strapped costumes and blueish lips....
by Linden Gross | Oct 20, 2022 | Writing, Writing Life
The world’s cutest puppy—otherwise known as Moke, my nine-month-old English Cocker Spaniel—was starting to look more like a dust mop than a dog. It was time to take action. I steeled myself for the task. He may be young, but he has definite opinions about what...
