I was shocked that he did it. Threw himself out of that window and landed with a thud on the pavement below as people with dogs walked by. He was dressed to go out that night, in a suit coat and red tie, and he had his cane in his hand even as he lay…
Month: September 2016
Repost: Miss Inez English and Her Yard
Miss Inez English lived on Pine Street, right around the corner from our house on 9th in my little rural Texas town. Her one-story wooden house, white with green shutters, was set far back from the road, and was obscured by a front and back lawn covered with overgrown bushes and low-hanging trees, which cast…
Great Recipe: Date Nut Bar with Maple Syrup instead of Refined Sugar
I love Greg Patent’s cookbook, Baking in America: Traditional and Contemporary Favorites from the Past 200 Years. I made a recipe for maple date bars with lemon zest just a few days ago, but tomorrow I am going to make the recipe below. Not only does it call for the zest of a whole orange,…
Binge Watching “Deadwood”
I know that Ray and I seem to always watch television shows long after they’ve gone off the air, but with the advent of Netflix and other viewing options, it’s always good to hear of exceptionally well-done series. Deadwood falls in that category. It ran from 2004 – 2006 and is a HBO series about…
Songs I Sing to Luna and Nico
Today is baby Nico’s 8 month birthday and I was thinking of what a little joy he is. Biggest grin in the world along with the softest cheeks. Sweet disposition and totally in love with his big sister. He also responds to music just as Luna does, which involves really listening and also finding it…
Repost: Why I Write
I periodically have to remind myself why I write. Tonight is one of those occasions. It certainly is not for the money, by the way, or the fame. So, why do I write? Let me think about that question for a minute. I write because: 1) I often express myself on paper better than through…
SCN Flash Courses: One Just Ended; Another Starts Soon
I just wrapped up the Flash Nonfiction class I have been teaching this summer at Story Circle Network. The class was small, five women, and was relatively short, five weeks. Over that time they read The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Flash Nonfiction, had optional supplementary readings and stories (which they all read) and also…
Lessons
“You can make a living doing that kind of thing,” Mary Jo said as she was watching her sister refinish an oak coffee table outside in her back yard. I suppose I could, but I’ve never thought about it,” Louise said, running the tack rag gently over the sanded finish. “Maybe I’ll consider it now…
Repost: A Reflection on Patience
I have discovered that over the years I have developed patience. I can sit for the required amount of time to unknot a chain on a necklace or go line-by-line through a story, essay or novel chapter to provide the needed commas, semicolons, dashes or periods. I am also capable of sorting through a drawer…
New Computer and Babies in the House
My new computer arrived today – I am so happy! Ray has been generous with his, loaning it to me when I’ve had students over the past several days. I appreciate that very much. Now I have my own MacBook Air and I am excited by its light weight versus my 5-year-old MacBook. Also, I…
20 Minutes a Day 