Pubs, Spring 2016 Edition

The new issue of Shenandoah, which includes my story “The Fossil Record,” has just gone live. The working title for … More

Slice of Life

I haven’t read the book yet (it comes out today), but this is from Sunday’s  NY Times Q & A … More

Elemental: Water

As far as this blog goes, I’ve written about the swimming pool, that staple of summer life, here and here and here … 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 Future

So yesterday I was at Elder Girleen’s second-grade classroom for the monthly birthday commemoration, which consisted of a cheer and a … More