Conversations with Jessica, illustrated
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On the limits of poetic license
Jessica (looking over my shoulder at a blog post): That is not exactly what we said. Me: You know, someday I’m going to win a Pulitzer and you’ll be telling the committee, “It didn’t happen exactly like that.” Jessica: Yes. For example your hair is not that curly. Me: I exaggerate it for effect. You…
On the signs of spring
We are sitting on the patio, drinking tea and Diet Coke. Jessica: There is a robin. Me: Yes. Oh, the other day I saw the fattest robin ever. Jessica: Really? Was it like that robin there? Me: Well, it was a robin shape, you know. And it was a robin color. But it was the…
More conversations with Jessica!
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On Reading Aloud
“My feet are numb,” my daughter says. She has been sitting in her chair, eating dinner, feet on the floor. There is no reason for her feet to be numb, to have fallen asleep. Well, there is one reason but during this conversation, I do not remember that it exists. I just wonder how a…
On what I’m working on
I’m working on a novel in a genre that’s new to me and it’s not going well partly because I don’t know what I’m doing (see “genre that’s new to me”) and partly because Jess is back at school and isn’t here to keep me off Facebook during the workday. Jess: What did you…
Spelling Test
Jessica: Is it L-A-B-O-R? For “labor”? Me: Yes. Unless you’re British, and then— Jessica: I’m not. Thank you. Me: Okay. Jessica: Sometimes it is better to stop you before you get started. ### My collection of travel stories, Travels with Jessica, is now available! Kindle and paperback here; other ebook formats here. And I’ve published…