Oct 9, 2017 | Blog
I’ve been whistling “Monday, Monday, la laaa, la la la laaa…” — Because, as the poet Billy Collins says– in his poem Monday, ” the birds are in their trees, the toast is in the toaster and the poets are at their windows...Sep 24, 2017 | Blog
“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.” ― Abraham Joshua Heschel Chip is out moose hunting in the fog, and I am home puppy sitting. My timing on adopting a new dog was not the best when it comes to hunting season, but...Sep 19, 2017 | Blog
Louise Erdrich was the guest author for the annual 49 Writers’ retreat at Tutka Bay Lodge in Homer. She was so generous and genuine it made me want to be a writer again. (Lately, as you may have noticed, sitting at my desk has been a little low on my to-do...Sep 6, 2017 | Blog
A quick correction– I will be at the UAA Bookstore tomorrow evening 5-7, not 7 as I mistakenly typed yesterday ( I have since corrected it! ) It was pretty foggy yesterday, both outside and apparently in my brain–Sep 5, 2017 | Blog
It’s a busy day with two obituaries to write before I leave for Anchorage (UAA Bookstore 5-7 pm Thursday night) and a writing retreat in Homer with Louise Erdrich (!) – I can’t quite believe I just typed that. And today it is supposed to be 75 and...Sep 3, 2017 | Blog
“You get your confidence and intuition back by trusting yourself, by being militantly on your own side.” – Anne Lamott Is it a coincidence, that just when I needed to hear that, I read it, flipping through Bird by Bird searching for inspiration? I...
