We’re a month into the semester, and I’m still not submitting any new writing. I’m down to nine pieces in my queue. I’m kind of excited about letting that number go down to zero for the first time in two years, though there’s no telling how long … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: After Chautauqua
September 28, 2015 By 1 Comment
I wish I could be writing here about how fabulous Chautauqua was this year. Or about the Wild Ponies at Red Bicycle Hall, the first in the RiverRoots concert series. Or the Madison Area Arts Alliance showcase of local artists that took place at … [Read more...]
Quest for the perfect baguette: part one
September 20, 2015 By Leave a Comment
I'm on the quest for the perfect make-at-home, without a professional bakery oven, baguette recipe. What I've been using is a bread machine recipe, which is okay. I've figured out how to make the crust nice and brown by squirting water into the oven. … [Read more...]
Five years
September 18, 2015 By 1 Comment
I got married five years ago today. I was thirty-six. I didn’t know what I was doing. I’m still not sure I know what I’m doing now. I never really wanted to be married. It wasn’t something I dreamt or fantasized about. I only played house when the … [Read more...]
On not submitting
September 15, 2015 By Leave a Comment
I haven’t submitted any new writing to a magazine or journal since mid-June, which is just three months, but seems much longer. I didn’t arrive at the decision to stop submitting after long soul-searching and contemplation. I felt burned out. … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Madison Main Street Loft Tour–It’s What’s Up With Downtown
September 14, 2015 By Leave a Comment
If you're like me, at some point you've looked at a building in downtown Madison and thought, "I wonder what the upstairs looks like." For the first time this October, you'll get a chance to find out through the Madison Main Street Loft Tour. It's … [Read more...]
About “How to Preserve Food for the Winter”
September 13, 2015 By Leave a Comment
It's September and the windows are open and the air coming in is just cool enough to make me contemplate a sweater or fuzzy socks. Fall is creeping in and that seems like a perfect time to write about my essay in the Little Fiction/Big Truths … [Read more...]
The end of the summer, 2015
September 3, 2015 By Leave a Comment
It's been a long, strange summer and on Monday, it'll officially be over for me as classes start back up. I spent the first part of the summer at loose ends and in a bit of a funk. It felt like it was only in July that I was really able to settle … [Read more...]
Re-post: Dear NFL: Women are people, too
September 2, 2015 By Leave a Comment
I wrote this post in November 2010, when Michael Vick was making what looked like might be his comeback with the Eagles. Now it's 2015 and he's been signed by the Steelers, and people, oh, the irony! Now the whole question of are dogs or women more … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Undeniably Indiana
July 13, 2015 By 1 Comment
Madisonians and other Hoosiers, here's your chance to tell your uniquely Indiana story and have it preserved for all time as well as sharing it with a larger audience. Indiana University Press is celebrating the Indiana bicentennial in 2016 with a … [Read more...]
