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I am on a short writing hiatus after writing two novels in four years. What do I even DO right now? Set Up a Toddler Bedroom My spouse is familiar with the joke that a writer's home is never so tidy—dishes clean, laundry folded, cabinets sparkling—as when a writer has a deadline that they are… Continue reading Ordinary Time
7 a.m. July 25, 2026 Unintended, but: When I last posted, it was the beginning of the last month of my thirties. I've been "joking" (not haha-funny) that since my food restrictions started, I already feel forty. But, also, in the last year I've gotten used to eating low-fat, and experimented and expanded what I… Continue reading Last Month of a Decade
Calling all e-book readers! I was tempted to put this update at the end, but here it is first thing: my essay about a bad vacation and learning to read tarot came out as a chapbook a few years ago, but was re-released this month with a new cover and e-reader option. And less than… Continue reading I do not count blooms, or steps
Our region had a snowstorm on the last day before the official start of winter ... and winter has been proceeding accordingly. Huge snowfall predicted this weekend, so we shall see! Onigiri after shoveling. Yummy pancakes and eggs by Nate. The end of 2025 was like: I blocked off my cube so I could honor… Continue reading “The Most Exciting Things Are Happening Offline”
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