Five Months, a Week and Two Days
“Syd drove two hours looking for a hawk…”
Notes
Occasional snapshots of a writing practice. Lessons of habit and craft.
Sketches
Broom Clean
“Jesse and I spent three days cleaning out the basement…”
Gardenias
The Ugly Chair
Pottery Painting
Deposit Slips
On practice
Still Here
“Writing turns out to be the great, unrequited love of my life…”
Chef’s Surprise
“I’m beginning to see (after thirty years) that learning how to write is like learning how to put your baby to sleep…”
Birds
The Promise
The Next Day
Simple, Not Simple
On stories
Girls Wait, Boys Choose
“Finally saw Cinderella…”
Kitchen Poems
“I read A Room of One’s Own, and it was incredibly comforting…”