Fiction, Essay, Photography … Sometimes Vampires
I'm struggling to remember where I last left off ... I think the day before a 40th birthday celebration with paint-and-sip, a bookstore, a vintage candy shop, and a German beer hall where I had three entire sips of beer + some potato pancakes. Philadelphia doth provide! And hey, the Philly Inquirer says we are… Continue reading The Wedding Season
Only one week of summer left! I am craving autumn coziness and have been welcoming fall for a few weeks already. Back in the Flow StateI paid a trusted literary press for feedback so I could begin a first-chapter novel rewrite. Which loosens a number of strings across the whole project and leads to a… Continue reading No-Slump September
This year was the second annual Bookends Day in Washington, D.C., where I (the oldest sibling) visit the youngest sibling of my family for a day of museums, good food, and other adventures. I love traveling through Philly: It's exactly two hours on Amtrak from Philadelphia to D.C. First stop: Union Market neighborhood for pupusas.… Continue reading D.C. Museums Make Excellent Connections
This past week, I got hit with the Winter Blahs. Not even sure that this is Winter Blues, but I am sick of gray skies, shoveling snow, and short amounts of daylight. I am trying to find color where I can. Like in the last of my fun bath items from Japan -- the most… Continue reading Longing for light and color in January
Phew! I have a three-day weekend ahead (Monday off for Indigenous Peoples Day) and my plan is to rest, stay home, read books ... take a break from spending money. ^ This image made me laugh -- it's a pretty big deal that I flew across the country last week. I like to explore, but… Continue reading Five places I have been this week
Laura Eppinger 