Memorial and memory
Happy Memorial Day, Americans. Happy Monday to anyone else. As the traditional activity for Memorial Day is cooking out (in addition to laying wreaths on soldiers' graves, which I didn't [...]
“Low Life” in Southern Indiana Review
My story, "Low Life," is just out in the new issue of Southern Indiana Review. It's pretty!Not as easy to get as a Good Housekeeping, sure, but chock full of [...]
Layers of Love
I'm very excited that my Good Housekeeping story is now online. Enjoy!
Weekend.
Weekend.Do not like cat vet anymore. Thinking of switching cat to same vet as dog's. It's closer, at least, so she won't have to bitch and moan for very long [...]
Time alone and I spend it with a yowling cat
You know what I hate? I hate when I check all the web sites I read and nobody has updated, and then I think, "You know who else hasn't updated? [...]
Hey, batter!
I'm going to need one of these.I don't like baseball, but I sure do like writerly stuff.
Reading and reading about dogs
20. The Lost City of Z- David GrannReally fantastic piece of creative nonfiction. I've had an inclination away from creative nonfiction in which the author is highly present for a [...]
More Ursa than you can stand!
Ursa always brings out the commenters. We had a good dog weekend, going to the dog park yesterday and spending quite a bit of time today either walking around the [...]