Dec 30, 2011 | reading & recs
There are so many of us in my family, and that is a very good thing. We draw names at Christmas and that is also quite excellent—especially since my sweet sister-in-law, Lisa, ended up with me. Here’s my Christmas Haul. (Thanks, Lisa.) I don’t even have to...
Dec 22, 2011 | writing & work, 30 Days of Joy
1. You stare at your computer screen in disbelief for 2.8 minutes, maybe longer. 2. You close the email. 3. You open it again, just to make sure it is really there. 4. You obsess over every sentence. 5. Especially the one that says: And you are quite a writer...
Dec 8, 2011 | writing & work, reading & recs, 30 Days of Joy
~ AN HOMAGE ~ December 8, 2011 To Ms. Lee Smith, First may I say Merry Christmas to You and Yours. Second may I apologize, for this letter has been a long time coming, too long some would say. You see I have been reading your books for many years and feel like we are...
Aug 17, 2011 | reading & recs
Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.Fermin to Daniel, in Shadow of the Wind
Jul 26, 2010 | reading & recs
Loved every delicious word of “Losing Mum and Pup” by Christopher Buckley. An intimate look at life as the son of interminable power couple Pat and William F. Buckley, Jr., focused on the last year of their lives. A fascinating story, exquisitely...
