We were at another lake this weekend, this time for the same reason every literary person goes on holiday: a basketball tournament.  That...

What is that saying - Denial ain't just a river in Egypt?  Well, when the temperature breaks the freeze mark all week and the sidew...

Well, here we are.  My birthday has passed. The lovely roses Tim bought me are melting into a sea of white ruffles.  The cake has all bee...

Angela Farmer in Nepal, 1985: photo credit here . Angela Farmer has done it again .  A yoga teacher who focuses on the feminine aspec...

It's almost Valentine's Day.  Yesterday was Sam's ten-month birthday and the only person who wished her a Happy Birthday was t...

Dear friends Happy New Year!  I hope you had wonder-filled holidays, even if your wonder was of the "what the hell happened to my li...

My friend sent me Lynda Barry's new book, Syllabus .  I suppose it's disingenuous to call her my friend.  I studied with her in gr...