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In 2019, after returning to San Francisco from a year of world travel, I began writing a sprawling rant about the City’s latest generational transformation. In retrospect, it was a cranky sort of diary arguably reflecting my (advancing) age and mistrust of major changes, bemoaning the reality that many attributes that drew me to San Francisco and kept me there for 25 years were evaporating. Or being absorbed into a new city being built by players in the corporate sector, especially tech and finance. I suspect the City's political machine merits my ire too, though I don’t follow its inner workings closely.
As I scribbled, and later typed, fictional storylines emerged from disjointed bursts of writing. Over a year or two, they assumed the shape of a novel. Then I realized I should probably learn to write. So, I reached out to everyone I knew in the publishing industry for advice, and read books and articles on the craft of writing. Finally, I engaged a professional writing coach/editor who heroically coaxed a finished manuscript from me.
A Bridge for the City is a literary crime novel about the dark heart of the tech industry and the high price of transformation in 21st-century San Francisco.
Dear San Francisco is my attempt to explore some of the generational changes that got me writing in the first place. I’ll share how they’ve affected my relationship with the city, and invite you to offer your thoughts and perspectives.
OK, I also hope you may be interested in reading my novel. So….
Please subscribe to Dear San Francisco! I’d love to engage with you as part of a growing community of lovers and critics of San Francisco, as I strive to publish A Bridge for the City.
