Fiction, Essay, Photography … Sometimes Vampires
I have a post brewing about what I am calling Ordinary Time, or, this era I am in after spending the last four years writing two novels. They are in very different states: one is at Draft 10 and under consideration at indie presses. One is a sloppy first draft. I am going a little… Continue reading One Ambitious Day
First cherry blossoms of the year spotted in Collingswood, NJ Early in my postpartum life I joked that I was making a list of songs that made me cry, out of love and overbrimming emotion, while singing to my baby. But let's get real: It's all of them, at one time or another. That said,… Continue reading But green is the color of spring!
We had the big family reception at our house, and it was beautiful and crazy and overwhelming and perfect. I don't know if I'm going to post pictures of so many people's faces here because again, I don't know if I can trust Google like that. But for now, here's what June was like, slightly… Continue reading Every hydrangea season, I become a mystic.
*Well, bright until the wildfire smoke came. Most of what I've been up to in the last three weeks falls into one of these categories: Things I Make You If You Are Married To Me: Yummy Things I Ate: CRAZY GETTING HOUSE READY FOR BIG PARTY: Beach season is upon us! Oh yeah. I survived… Continue reading Three Weeks of Bright* Days
This is just about the time when the sun waking me up before 6 a.m. starts to feel sinister, like a cruel master. This is the point of summer when the heat and humidity are oppressive and I just want to hide in the shade with a book. Or lock myself indoors. Mid-July is summer… Continue reading Mid-July Is Horror Season