Yesterday I was visiting a friend who was home for a few days to celebrate the swearing in of her parents as American citizens. They have lived here for 40 years, but for many reasons, they have finally decided to make the relationship official. “We’ve been living together along time,” her mom said. “It’s time…
sadie in the play
Last night, Sadie was Miranda in The Tempest. There were five Mirandas, all equally Miranda-like and filled with wonder. Sadie’s got a thing for Shakespeare, and since she was little she has loved to hold my Riverside Shakespeare in her lap. This was the first play that she has gotten to do, really truly, in…
a pause
I’m needing a little help today. The world isn’t feeling as safe as I’d like it to be. It’s amazing how much it’s all how you look at it. But I can’t help but feel like I’m sitting in the darker side of things. All throughout the little campaign around here, I kept finding myself…
vanilla extract
What is that flavor, really? I guess it’s a sweet thing, but I don’t think that sweet is inherent in its true self. It’s just… vanilla. Amateur that I am, I have only recently come around to vanilla beans. The price always put me off, and so when a recipe called for vanilla beans, I…
and the signs come down
Oh, boy. I could add in a couple of expletives, but I’m still on good behavior.Yesterday, in between sign holding and pacing around the house and making everyone dinner so that we wouldn’t forget to eat, I sat down for a minute with my mother and brought up that topic that seems to be revisited…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 