Elbow Room

Yesterday, I had a kid home from school with strep throat. She’d already been to the doctor, so she was … More

All Saints Day (A Recap)

The numbers: First toddling trick-or-treater (Strawberry Shortcake and a sleeping sibling berry) — 4:45. Pieces of candy, doled out one … More

Pubs, Sultry Summer Edition

The Summer 2013 issue of The Massachusetts Review, which includes my story “Plenty” is out and on the metaphorical stands. … More

The Recital (Part One)

I started this blog six years ago, when Elder Girleen went off to elementary school. Last night, she “graduated” from … More

Fall, Once More

Surely I didn’t let this much time go by since I wrote anything down here — I must, between June … More

The Dance

At the gym, the soundtrack of my younger days is spilling so loudly from the speakers it erases thought, and … More