I’m chagrined that I missed Banned Books Week at the end of September. Normally I’d celebrate by buying as many as I can afford from an independent book store, but I was busy babysitting my two-year-old grandson while my daughter and son-in-law went on a...
I was recently asked by the editors of a small press to write my life story in six words and to “Be as pithy as possible.” Seriously. After fooling with this task for a completely ridiculous amount of time, choosing, discarding, and switching up the...
This one is easy. Writers need to exercise because they spend way too much time sitting, usually with bad posture, usually in bad chairs. At least this writer does. So after my little chiropractic adventure (see last post) I decided to listen to my brother-in-law,...
The most profound insight I’ve reached lately is that a writer needs an excellent chair. Much better than the one I have, which I’m pretty sure is causing my back pain. (Another possible cause is watching TV while yielding most of the couch to a...
Corn languishing in one of Brian’s fields.[/caption] I’ve gone back to the farm market every day to get that amazing sweet corn for the magical ten days the farmer will have it. I go in the late afternoon when I need a break from writing. Normally...