a cold little gift
Thirty-two degrees and snowing as I waited at the bus stop. It was warm for snow, although I was bundled up in a black wool coat and boots. The snow came down thick, heavy, and it flattened underfoot without creaking…
Read more
Monthly Archive: January 2010
half a haircut
Tragedy struck, at least as far as Kiddo#4 was concerned. His hair had grown. He needed a haircut. To the uninitiated that seems like no big deal, but keep in mind that Kiddo#4 is the one who, when we went…
Read more
The mom-free day
After I spent five minutes griping to one of my friends, who herself has three kids, she said to me, “What you mean is, you need a few days where you’re not a mom.” I said, “Yes. Yes, that’s exactly…
Read more
Junk mail and want ads for angels
I’ve begun putting some of my Wittenburg Door pieces online over at my other website, since I have reprint rights. While I was going through my files, I found two that never went anywhere. The first is a little bit…
Read more
The Science unFair
I need help with a science fair project. Kiddo#1 knew in early December that he would have to do a science fair project. He said, “Something like watering a plant with sugar versus regular water to see how it grows.”…
Read more
Lame. Lame. LAME. Lame. Lame Lame LAME.
Last Saturday, Kiddo#2 opened up her crystal ball and gave me a glimpse into the future when she pitched (pun intended) a fit about going to her violin lesson. Due to uncontrollable circumstances, Kiddo#3’s lesson was moved to be back-to-back…
Read more
just one change
The truism among writers is that if your writing touches “just one life” then it’s all worthwhile. I question that: I’d like to touch more than just one life, but I’ve heard from individuals who have read Emily Rose’s story…
Read more
OLPC strikes again!
I just came home from a book swap where you bring a used book and come home with a different used book, chosen pretty much at random. The new novel deals with World War II veterans. The book I ended…
Read more
Our Lady of Perpetual Coincidence
Last week I posted about a new novel, and I’ve been working on it since then because I don’t want to undergo the humiliation of a stuck ticker. It’s one thing if I miss a day and don’t write anything…
Read more
Is it bad that my dentist uses a blow torch?
Last Friday at the dentist worked out fine even though he had to use a blow-torch. I love this dentist. He started in dentistry the same year my Patient Husband was born, and he uses a mix of old-world materials…
Read more