by Pamela Beason | Dec 31, 2011 | Natural Wonders, The Writing Life
Of all the holidays we Americans typically celebrate, I love New Year’s the most. I know it’s arbitrary, but it’s nice to have a date when I can reset my expectations. Somehow, at midnight on December 31, I can celebrate the victories for the past year, let go of...
by Pamela Beason | Dec 13, 2011 | Natural Wonders
A few days ago, a friend invited me to go out snowshoeing in the moonlight. Although that sounded inviting, it meant having to cut out early when I was in the midst of different contract jobs, as well as having to gather my winter gear, don all that heavy clothing,...
by Pamela Beason | Dec 5, 2011 | Natural Wonders
I grew up addicted to Jacques Cousteau books and TV shows about marine exploration, and I always wanted to scuba dive (and date men with French accents, but you can’t have everything). Unfortunately, I grew up mostly in Kansas and Oklahoma, which are not known...
by Pamela Beason | Oct 26, 2011 | Natural Wonders, The Writing Life
I have two Advanced Reading Copies of my new mystery, ENDANGERED, to give away to two visitors who post the most entertaining answer to my question. The book takes place in the backcountry of a Utah park, the plot involves cougars, and I’m an outdoorsy gal, so I...
by Pamela Beason | Jan 12, 2011 | Natural Wonders, The Writing Life
The other day I was watching a documentary about the making of a movie called Born Free. Some of you (the older ones) will remember that Born Free was a best-selling book by Joy Adamson about raising Elsa, an orphaned lion cub, and then later returning her to the...
by Pamela Beason | Oct 20, 2010 | Natural Wonders, The Writing Life
Like most people, I love grand vistas–mountains, sea, sky, prairies, city skylines–and there are a lot of grand vistas in the Pacific Northwest where I live. But often it’s the little details that delight me the most–the interplay of light in...