In July of 2011, my good friend over at As the Crowe Flies (and Reads) sent me a box full of advanced reading copy books. I was in a particularly bad reading slump and I picked out a novel called South of Superior. The image on the cover look … [Read more...]
Welcome to National Novel Writing Month
November 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Yes, folks, it's officially NaNoWriMo--National Novel Writing Month. If you've ever wanted to write a novel, November is the month to give it a try. I first heard about NaNoWriMo when I read Gretchen Rubin's book, The Happiness Project (which was … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Thoughts while walking Hatcher Hill
October 21, 2013 By 2 Comments
- The wind in fall. I love the sense that when the wind blows in the fall, a dark cloud or rain cannot be far behind. It is a wind that is bound to bring something with it besides the mere moving around of air. - On specificity. All … [Read more...]
Driving the speed limit
October 17, 2013 By 4 Comments
Today I picked up my book of daily yoga and read, “Today, drive the speed limit.” That was all. It wasn’t very profound compared to other days when I’ve contemplated gratefulness or stated out loud my intention for the day or cultivated my inner … [Read more...]
About Soil
October 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In my ever-expanding exploration of the literary magazine world, I got a subscription to Carve Magazine. In the print edition of the magazine, they include an interview with each author in which they discuss the story itself, as well as their life as … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: The rain-maker
October 7, 2013 By 1 Comment
Yes, we got a lot of rain in Madison over the weekend. If you didn't see any of the videos of the falls at Clifty over the weekend, you should check them out. But that is not what this post is about. This post is about the strange phenomenon a … [Read more...]
New short story
October 3, 2013 By 2 Comments
Check out my latest short story, "Soil," in Issue #29 of Hamilton Stone Review. … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Madison Rules (Re-Post)
September 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In honor of Chautauqua weekend, a re-post of Madison rules for out-of-towners. This upcoming weekend is Chautauqua, a time when a lot of out-of-towners descend on Madison to buy some art, eat some good food, and listen to some lovely music. And … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: At a high school football game
September 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Last Friday for the first time in over 20 years, I went to a high school football game. It was something of an existential crisis. My step-daughter was performing at half-time, and that was delightful. I think my husband and I were the goofiest … [Read more...]
