Welcome.

I leave Annapolis, MD, tomorrow.

I'll be in Seattle from January 26th to February 16th.

Houston from the 16th to the 20th of Feb..

Talking to Pulpwood Queen's Bookclubs in Jefferson, TX, on the 21st of February.

From March 15th, driving southern route from FL to Seattle. Holler if you want to meet or book a talk.

(Side trip to talk at Alma College in Michigan, March 20 to 22.)

(Alaska trip with Lars and Nirin changed to New Orleans, March 16th.)

There's an ongoing blog on my Home Page.

Just click Skip Introduction and then scroll down a bit.

Current entry:  January 24th.

Enjoy!  ~ Rita

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I am a modern-day nomad. I have no permanent address,  no possessions except the ones I carry, and I rarely know where I’ll be six months from now. I move through the world without a plan, guided by instinct, connecting through trust, and constantly watching for serendipitous opportunities.


People are my passion. Unlike a traditional nomad, when I go somewhere, I settle in with the locals long enough to share the minutes of their days, to know the seasons of their lives, and to be trusted with their secrets. I have lived with people in thatched huts, slept in their gilded palaces, and worshipped with them at godly ceremonies and dens of black magic. I have also cooked with women on fires all over the world.


I’ve been living and loving my nomadic existence since the day in 1986 when, at the age of forty eight, on the verge of a divorce, I looked around and thought, There has to be more than one way to do life.