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Named for a song in the 1960s musical "Hair," Starshine is a Santa Barbara-based columnist, magazine writer, journalism teacher
and overwhelmed
mother of two.

Teaching

I teach Creative Nonfiction writing through the Journalism and English departments at Santa Barbara City College.

My next class is in Fall 2008, 9:35 to 10:55 a.m. M/W in East Campus classroom 18. To enroll, click here. Here's what students say about the class.

I also teach Journalism & Reporting through the University of California Santa Barbara's summer Extension program.


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"Keep Your Skirt On" - Starshine's 272 page collection of columns is on sale at bookstores
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