Dreamhaven Book 3 Coming Soon
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Join us December 7, 2024, 11 a.m. Sausalito Books by the Bay, Marin County CA
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July 2021
Free Druk and Mita Storytime
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March 2020
2 New Books Coming Oct 18, 2020
Save the Date! Sunday, Oct 18, 2020 at 1pm. Join us to hear the secret history of two new books, our latest picture book, Druk and Mita. And Moonwitch of Crushtide Island, Book II in the Dreamhaven, mid-grade fantasy series. We’ll have book drawings, readings and live music. After Oct 18, visit Inevitable Ink to download activities, including ready-to-color illustrations from all our books; Smoke’s Journey Maze and The Moonwitch of Crushtide Island Word Search. On Oct 18th all our books will be available from The Inevitable Ink Bookstore, and indie bookstore Sausalito Books by the Bay. Check out the event flyer below, and Click Here to Register: link
July 2018
Fireworks, Oh Yeah!
Fireworks, oh yeah!
This month we celebrate the launch of the new Inevitable Ink website.
We’ll take a wee moment to send thanks and best wishes to our original webmistress, Julie, as she pursues new paths.
Today, we owe huge thanks and kudos to Jeff Arnold at J. Arnold Consulting for our new design. Jeff deserves maximum credit for working with patience and fortitude to welcome visitors to the worlds of Inevitable Ink.
Many thanks to Mark and Heidi Krahling for generously giving us a photo-shoot at Las Marinitas, their delicious restaurant in San Anselmo, CA. Deep thanks to photographer Mark Morris for his wonderful photos. And cheers to authors Cary Sparks and Christine Harvey for their pivotal feedback.
We look forward to meeting our community here often to share our latest news, promos and events, and to preview our new titles in the coming months.
So come on in. Explore, poke around and let us know what you think.
Happy Fourth of July!
Tracy
September 2017
Hot in More Ways Than One
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Elizabethan Theatre
Ashland Oregon was hot this year with 110° temps, matched by equally hot onstage performances at OSF. I arrived back home inspired and excited to continue work on “Dreamhaven II.” More info on this latest book with you come January, but right now I’ll recommend three plays from Ashland, in case they reach a stage near you.
- Hannah and the Dread Gazebo by Jiehae Park – the world premiere of a funny, fabled and well-staged play about a Korean family in crisis. The show had plenty of universal appeal. I laughed and, yes, I cried too.
- Shakespeare in Love – I loved the film and feared disappointment. But this U.S. premier rocked. The adapted script, amazing actors, and full-on Elizabethan costumes cast their spell. Again.
- Homer’s The Odyssey – Lead actor, Christopher Donahue, brought the ancient tale to life in the outdoor Elizabethan. I love this quote from Director Mary Zimmerman: “The Odyssey outdoors…feels like a bit of a homecoming…to be back in the open air where it was first told and heard, under the same old stars that witnessed it then.” She was oh so right. A magical night of theatre.
January 2016
May 2016 Bring
It’s 5:30 a.m. I lie sandwiched between two of the sweetest souls on Earth. My beloved husband sleeps to my right, while our treasured Norwegian forest cat molds her body to my left side. How do I know these are wondrous souls? Because they take their places night after night, sharing their warmth and love with me. Still.
We three have lived intimately for many years by any human standard. But if you measure time in moments and emotions exchanged, we’ve spent at least a century together. In that time, we’ve seen a lot of water flow under our bridge: My patient companions have withstood enough tears to soak through all our carpets, run down the stairs and pour out of every door – for at least a week. They’ve remained sympathetic through loss, pain, panic, exhaustion and relief. And they face anger that can flip from frosty to blistering in six seconds flat. Or less. Depending on the situation.
Yet they look into my eyes with love. They expect me to be trustworthy. They make me laugh out loud often. We’ve become shifting constellations that must honor their bonds with a silent caress, a quick kiss, a sleepy smile, and, of course, food.
I fear greed is another of my flaws, yet I wish and hope with all my heart that love lives on and on…for you, for us, for every being.
May 2016 bring immutable love and peace to ALL.