- Wake up at 6:00. Toss and turn just enough to wake up my husband. Realize it is 6:00. Go back to sleep. - Wake up again at 6:50 when my husband's alarm goes off. Watch my husband get up. Some mornings, watch my husband turn off the alarm and get … [Read more...]

- A story about someone who goes foraging and afterwards suspects she ate a poisonous plant. Only, the plant doesn't kill her. It makes her feel as if she needs to shed her skin. Perhaps she does. The story would be much better than it actually … [Read more...]

Here is a story that pretty much sums up the whole of this winter: After driving up to Columbus on Saturday in four inches of snow, or five, or maybe twelve--it's hard to keep track at this point--I parked my car on the street in front of the … [Read more...]

- The house smells like cabbage and probably will until April. My husband's idea for our winter salvation was a slow cooker, which I'm all behind. The problem arises from a marked difference of opinion on the subject of cabbage. I feel it's the … [Read more...]

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I’m sitting in the café at Barnes and Noble, thinking, “The people here are all trying too hard. Was that me ten years ago?” And then, “All in all, I’d rather be back in Madison.” A confession Sometimes I am struck with the desire to get the … [Read more...]

After a week of feeling severely jet-lagged from Daylight Savings Time without the actual benefit of having actually traveled anywhere, I officially surrender.  I can think of no more signs of spring.  I thought about "sun," but it's not shining … [Read more...]

I’d like to be able to say that I’ve been taking a bit of a holiday break from blogging, but the unfortunate truth is that I’ve just been struck down mightily by the worst holiday sickness ever. I would give you an intimate accounting of this … [Read more...]