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
How is June so gorgeous?! It's also been so busy, I have whiplash. We started the month as guests at a really fun wedding. Seen from the road: Then spent the second weekend of the month at a work conference RE: civic engagement on college campuses. I'd never been to Oberlin, OH before. We drove… Continue reading June on the Road
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
I texted this picture to myself and said, It looks like Swamp Thing is aggregating here. Which makes me laugh: It's true! And there can be something a little unsettling about things once asleep waking back up. The time change has messed with my sleep and routines. And oh boy, thanks a lot for seasonal… Continue reading Spring Fever
Again this year, I didn't make it to AWP. That's OK! I hope everyone who went had a fabulous time, and I will be back someday. Arguably the best thing I've done for my writing, not to mention my mental health, marriage, friendships, and physical health, is switch jobs. The transfer reset my Vacation Days… Continue reading Late Winter Reset
Laura Eppinger 