October is in full regalia here in Michigan.  Golden leaves blanket the yard.  Spiders web everything; I found one spinning on ...

One morning last week I rose before everyone else.  Not wanting to stir Samantha in the bedroom, I sat in the comfy chair in the offi...

Hello!  We moved.  To Michigan, of course.  Earlier this spring, around the time we were tapping our feet for Ms. Samantha to arriv...

Hi.  It is the middle of July and cold in Northern Colorado.  Lots of rain, lots of mosquitoes, and a downstairs neighbor who leave...

In Charge Once upon a time, I helped run a writing camp for high school students.  The graduate department where I studied was in charge ...

It's late in Colorado and the Miller Moth migration is in full swing, in our living room.  Samantha and Tim both take advantage of the ...

My mother's grandfather was a writer, a newspaper columnist.  Secretly, I've always wanted my own advice column, like Ask Amy e...