Monthly Archives: November 2011

(image courtesy Sarah R. Bloom)

hide and seek (chapter 26, part 1)

* It was the quietest part of the night, when even the insects had succumbed to silence. The long black silk robe Eleanor wore brushed each step as she descended the grand curving staircase toward the front door. Robin watched

(image courtesy Sarah R. Bloom)

hide and seek (chapter 26, part 1)

* It was the quietest part of the night, when even the insects had succumbed to silence. The long black silk robe Eleanor wore brushed each step as she descended the grand curving staircase toward the front door. Robin watched

(image courtesy Diana Bracy)

thankful for music

Greetings and happy turkey day to you from the Big Easy! I’m out here for the holiday, stumbling from one spectacle to the next, eating like crazy and getting down (and trying to get back up again). No time to

(image courtesy Diana Bracy)

thankful for music

Greetings and happy turkey day to you from the Big Easy! I’m out here for the holiday, stumbling from one spectacle to the next, eating like crazy and getting down (and trying to get back up again). No time to

(image courtesy powerhouse museum collection)

one is the oneliest number (chapter 25, part 2)

… Lang makes notes to draw this out for a few more moments in order to fully underscore their physical and psychological distance. The music bridges over to the next montage that begins with Edna sitting on the patio in

(image courtesy powerhouse museum collection)

one is the oneliest number (chapter 25, part 2)

… Lang makes notes to draw this out for a few more moments in order to fully underscore their physical and psychological distance. The music bridges over to the next montage that begins with Edna sitting on the patio in

(image courtesy Dmitri)

how to make a grown woman cry (happy birthday, Jose Saramago)

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * With adoration and gratitude for Jose Saramago (November16, 1922-June 18, 2010), on his birthday: Sometimes, when I’m reading a really,

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how to make a grown woman cry (happy birthday, Jose Saramago)

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * With adoration and gratitude for Jose Saramago (November16, 1922-June 18, 2010), on his birthday: Sometimes, when I’m reading a really,

(image courtesy Becky F)

tweaking (chapter 25, part 1)

If this seems confusing, maybe it’s because you haven’t read what came before. This is the 25th chapter of What Would Water Do, a novel. To begin at the start, click here. I also write short stories, personal essays, and

(image courtesy Becky F)

tweaking (chapter 25, part 1)

If this seems confusing, maybe it’s because you haven’t read what came before. This is the 25th chapter of What Would Water Do, a novel. To begin at the start, click here. I also write short stories, personal essays, and

(image courtesy Leslie June)

swimming in light (chapter 24)

This is the 24th chapter of What Would Water Do, a novel. To begin at the start, click here. * Mae meets Drew at the front door and pulls her down the hall to the living room where the painting

(image courtesy Leslie June)

swimming in light (chapter 24)

This is the 24th chapter of What Would Water Do, a novel. To begin at the start, click here. * Mae meets Drew at the front door and pulls her down the hall to the living room where the painting

(image courtesy David Ladmore)

Ten Things About Crows

It’s been a year since I began trying to make friends with the crows in my neighborhood and I think I’ve finally done it. So, for this 10th installment of my foray into the world of crows, I’ve written an

(image courtesy David Ladmore)

Ten Things About Crows

It’s been a year since I began trying to make friends with the crows in my neighborhood and I think I’ve finally done it. So, for this 10th installment of my foray into the world of crows, I’ve written an

grey gardens

know it all (chapter 23, part 3)

* They turn left on Esplanade Avenue. Behind a high wall, through a patio thick with banana trees and yellow blossoms he ushers her into the little iron door and up the stairs to the room where the lady sits

grey gardens

know it all (chapter 23, part 3)

* They turn left on Esplanade Avenue. Behind a high wall, through a patio thick with banana trees and yellow blossoms he ushers her into the little iron door and up the stairs to the room where the lady sits