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One of my favorite things
So bee-you-tee-ful! You can look at more like it on Jessica’s website, where she also tells stories about me.
A short interlude
I ordinarily post something substantial here Monday through Friday and a short light-hearted piece on Saturdays. But today I spent the entire day from approximately just after dawn until 3:30 pm at the car shop getting the writer-mobile repaired. My sidekick (daughter Jessica) was with me, so the day wasn’t a total loss, and we…
On meeting old friends
A couple weeks ago, an old friend from graduate school emailed me and said he’d be in town and would I be able to meet him for lunch? I said sure, and then I counted out the years and had one of those moments: Twenty years since I’d last seen him! …
On dreams I wish I didn’t have
The other night I had a dream that Jessica was lost, and though I kept calling for her, I knew she was never coming back. I hate this dream. Sometimes it goes away for a while, but it is never gone. In a few weeks Jessica undergoes more testing. In February when we scheduled the…
Postcards from summer
It is turning colder here, and we’ve already had our first fire and roasted s’mores. I am thinking of my summer vacation, which was, to say the least, a curious one. But time smooths out the weird parts and I get to keep the good stuff.