I’m Growing Moss.
So, it has been relentlessly, ridiculously humid here (Norfolk, Virginia) for the last three weeks or so. Door frames are swollen, everything feels damp including me, I am super over it, UGH. Now, I’m...
View ArticleHumans Now, Basically
Children (my 2 youngest, 3 and 5) in the shadow of a gnarled ancient of a gum tree, with an electrical substation lurking behind. Kind of a metaphor for our world, isn’t it? As a bonus, the yellow vest...
View ArticleGot Chai?
If you don’t “got chai”, I have been playing with recipes and variations for a few months and have settled on a recipe that I really enjoy. Maybe you’ll enjoy it too — you might want to start with...
View ArticleConfession of a reading writer: it takes me forever to read a collection of...
…because the nature of short stories, for me, demands slow consumption (I wonder if that’s why I almost always write them slow, too. Putting them down halfway through for days or even longer before...
View ArticleBioasis
If you haven’t already seen it, the largest grasshopper I have seen in the city in many years is perched on the brown cattail in the foreground. On what the “let’s spite the liberals by pooping where...
View ArticleSnow Time To Panic
So today (Wednesday the 3rd of this brave new world of 2018) I had a mental healthcare appointment to keep (no emergencies — in fact, I’ve been feeling better than I have for the past 3 or 4 years). I...
View ArticleCulinary Adventure: Savory Leftovers Pancakes
These were born of “I have no idea what to cook for breakfast” and “leftovers are overrunning the fridge.” I’m sorry to say I have no well-defined recipe to offer because I winged that mother. I had...
View ArticleWhen Life Gives You Porg Lemons…
…make Porgonade. It’s probably more refreshing than green milk from a giant surf creature’s udder. Advertisements
View ArticleIt’s Gargoyle Laundry Day…
…at the old homestead. Hard to find a quiet moment. Advertisements
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