NAAN PIZZA Tonight we are making naan pizza. It’s fast, it’s easy, and it’s delicious. Here’s the recipe for those of you craving quick and easy pizza. I have also included photos. INGREDIENTS INSTRUCTIONS

Today is my older brother Jim’s birthday. He died in 1995 from AIDS at a time when getting an AIDS diagnosis was a death sentence. Jim is the reason we came to Los Angeles in the first place. He loved living here and we came to visit. It wasn’t long before we felt drawn to…

I found myself with back-to back students today. An older mother working on her personal statement for graduate school; a high school girl applying to college for the first time; three community college kids each writing essays for transfers to top four- year universities; a student at one of those top universities needing help with…

I wrote this flash fiction story a while back but came across it tonight. I wanted to share it because I wrote this story using the prompt: Take three objects in the room and mention all three in a story. My prompts were a ticker tape machine, a dragonfly stained-glass lamp, and a framed picture…

If I’d known you were coming, I might have… -emptied the compost and wiped down my kitchen counter. -picked out something decent to wear instead of standing there in my stained shirt and faded jeans. -reviewed how you told me that I talked too much and wasn’t a good listener. -come up with some witty…

  Today we celebrated Ron and Liz’s baby shower. We decorated, had great food, laughed, talked, and opened presents. It was a wonderful gathering of people who care about Ron and Liz and who were there to wish their growing family well. I didn’t add photos of everyone because there were too many to include….

This is the second draft of a poem I started today in a poetry workshop. It is a work in progress but also my writing practice for today. I am struggling with the connections and the theme. But I am now ready for bed and ready to let this sit for a while before I…

I am eager to get something on the page so I can go to bed. I realize this isn’t the right approach to a serious writing practice, but right now it’s 10 pm on a Friday night and I’ve spent the last several days getting up early and working all day helping to get prepared…

Raindrops drum on the aluminum roof Strains of classical music fill the air Our corgi snoozes on the couch Steam rises from a pan of hot water on the stove Santa in his red coat stands on the front shelf A bag of gifts slung over his shoulder Our jade is festooned with Christmas birds…