Ruby Dee Philippa: PUNK STORYTELLER

Dive into Ruby’s tales of life as a punk on the streets of San Francisco back in the day. Most of the stories are more or less true…
bag of tricks trilogy
Bag of Tricks is a compilation of short stories about San Francisco punks in the early 80’s

latest posts
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29 PALMS A BLAST
I had a great time in 29 Palms this weekend for their 3rd book festival. It was more of a desert and Native-themed event, which makes sense. Either way, I […]
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no co-opting here!
I know I’ll have to repeat this a few times or more before folks understand- I wrote these stories based upon my own experiences and those of my cohorts from […]
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DIY so punk rock
It’s official- setting up a book tour and related events is exhausting- just like setting up a music tour and related events (ie interviews, reviews, all the travel, housing, promoting, […]
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2025 events
Well how about that? My calendar is almost full for the rest of the year with book fairs and reading events around the States. I still have a few dates […]
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clarity around prejudices
Hey friends! Some folks have been asking me about why I chose to have some of the characters in Bag of Tricks be so prejudiced, so I’m here to set […]
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2026, here i come
I’ve been working on so many pieces for the new books: finishing the audio book for BAG OF TRICKS, reaching out to venues, bookstores, libraries and others for reading events […]
