Fiction, Essay, Photography … Sometimes Vampires
I had never spent any time in the Great Plains region of the United States. Well, now I can say I've been to Billings, Montana for 36 hours. I was in town to present at a work conference -- I can't even pretend I scratched the surface. I didn't plan this, but I read a… Continue reading Entanglement in Montana
I lost that entire month. Don't ask me how! Here is how (I think?) I spent September: Cushaws and blooms: Peppermint zinnias in a friend's garden, and chocolate cherry sunflowers in mine. DELICIOUS. My corn was done producing, so I dried the cobs that never got ripe for ornamental use. The old stalks are ornamental… Continue reading September Passed Me By
^ This photo above captures the moment I realized my lotus design on a beach bag just didn't line up. I made an error counting on the cross-stitch grid. It happens. First, I thought: No one will notice. This is a gift. I worked long and hard at this design. I'll just pretend I can't… Continue reading there is no perfection, but I still strive for excellence
I've had to face myself in a few different realms of life this week, in both big and little ways: I've been chipping away at a novel-length manuscript for one year and one month, and while it's as close to complete as it's ever been ... I've still got a long way to go. I'm… Continue reading The Slump
--OR-- Edna St. Vincent Mall-AI For the last month I've been ecstatically devouring Nancy Milford's extensive biography of poet and performer Edna St. Vincent Millay. "Vincent" led a life that was full of delicious intrigue, passionate love letters, writing poems in bed, and other ways to burn the candle at both ends. Milford is an… Continue reading AI turns poetry into PURE HORROR!
Laura Eppinger 