Close (2022)

Léo and Remi are best of friends, but when they enter high school one of them, fearing they were being tagged as gay, draws back out of fear–with sad consequences.

Close (2022)

Remi & Leo are as close as can be until a girl at school asks if they are “a couple,” which leads to a parting of ways with sad consequences.

Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening–A Good Read

                   I became interested in reading this book while reviewing the documentary film The Book Keepers. The book is a memoir of an unusual friendship between a white Southern woman, Carol Wall, and Giles Owita, a Kenyan holding several jobs, including gardener. Ms. Wall, a writer for 20 years for Southern Living magazine had struggled …

Vivo (2021)

When Vivo’s owner & singing partner Andres dies in Havana, he teams up with Gabi, a grandniece, to deliver a love song to the man’s long-separated lover in Miami.

The Half of It (2020)

Chinese American Ellie is an outsider at high school who writes love letters & texts for shy Paul who is in love with Astrid. Ellie also is attracted to Astrid. The tale ends in friendship & new purpose for each of the 3.

Adu (2020)

Three stories set in Africa are entertwined–a 6-year-old Cameroon refugee boy flees from poachers who have killed his mother; a border guard struggles with his conscience when a colleague causes the death of a refugee; an animal rights advocate struggles with his temper and his druggie daughter.