The Milton-Madison bridgeThis Monday, while most of the country will be enjoying a labor free day, I will be returning to labor after a nine month break. Maybe that’s karma. Every year at my college, classes start on Labor Day. “Why?” people are … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Reapers Are the Angels
September 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A few weeks ago in a Top Ten Tuesday, I put zombies on the list of things I’d like to see less of in books, with the caveat that my friend was passing on an excellent zombie book for me to read. This is it, and she was right. No more zombie books, … [Read more...]
The things we forget: nature
September 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As time grinds slowly towards the first day of classes like the inside of one of those huge clocks, it’s a good time to think about the things that restore. The things we forget sometimes.I live a life packed around with people. I live in a house … [Read more...]
Top Ten Tuesday: Fall books
August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I'm writing this post sacked out on our living room couch after two days of not yet classes, but not actually my sabbatical anymore either. It's like I'm in purgatory. I won't say which way I'm headed, but I am thinking about actually having a … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Scary old jails and shiny new cupolas
August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There were a lot of things going on in Madison and the surrounding environs this weekend. The Pope John Summer Festival was happening up on the Hilltop. I didn’t go, but I love a festival with a beer tent. Down the road in Vevay was the Switzerland … [Read more...]
Book Review: Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town
August 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I think the AMC television show, Breaking Bad, is probably the reason I added this book to my to-read list. And the vague sense that much of the violent crime that happens in Madison is somehow related to meth. A few years ago, I watched the … [Read more...]
Top Ten Tuesday: The reviews that might have been
August 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This week’s Top Ten from The Broke and the Bookish asks for the top ten books you loved but never reviewed. Perhaps the books that were just too good for words. Or that you fell in love with before you started blogging. You can play along at The … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Living in a historic home
August 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Our house is the green side No, Madisonians, this is not a post about Ribberfest. Despite the rumors of Eric Clapton’s impending appearance, I did not go. Ribberfest is a great event. Good music, a lovely lighted balloon parade, good beer. But we … [Read more...]
Book Review: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
August 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I started Bird by Bird months ago when I decided to come out as a writer. In the meantime, I’ve been doing more writing than I’ve been doing reading about writing, which is probably a good thing. Not quite every afternoon this summer, but close … [Read more...]
Top Ten Tuesday Freestyle: Give me more and give me less
August 16, 2011 By 11 Comments
Wow, coming up with your own top ten list is harder than I thought, so here’s to the folks at The Broke and the Bookish who do it on a regular basis. You can write your very own top ten list and join in here. I got very excited at first when I saw … [Read more...]
