Games we play
My husband is playing a video game where heavy metal music figures heavily. The main character, voiced by Jack Black but not funny, which is a crying shame, is a [...]
Notes
I know.It's been, like, forever, right? I don't have a great excuse, just the same as anyone else: life. Life takes over, and the next thing you know it's six [...]
Con-flicted
The list of panels and panelists for AWP13 is out.Here's why I'm not on it:Even though I had a fantastic time moderating a panel at last year's conference, even though [...]
Location, location
From where I’m sitting to write this, I can see—simultaneously—the crossroads of three busy streets, a El train stopping for passengers overhead, and an air conditioning unit canted awkwardly from [...]
My new project
A couple of posts ago I mentioned casually that I'd spent some of my vacation time writing.(Never marry a writer if you ever want to go on a vacation and [...]
Gold medal in metaphors awarded to…
I've been watching the Olympics pretty much non-stop since we got back from the woods. I love the Olympics. I'm not even sure I know why.It's not simply that I [...]
Parade of books and nations
Where have I been? Reading. Just getting back from a two-week vacation in which I did very little but read books, write (more on that another time), and watch Nora [...]
Summer reading
Sometimes I think it's weird that there are so many "summer reading" articles every year, because I read year ’round. Year ’ROUND. But I get it. I read a lot [...]
Hey, summer.
I love summer. I still have a day job. The dishes still need washing. The laundry never stops, and yet, somehow, summer feels—looser.I get more writing done. I have big [...]
“How’s your book?”
"How is the thing with your book going?"That's what everyone I talk to in person wants to know, so maybe you do, too. Short answer—and I'm keeping it short on [...]
