Happy July. I’m guessing that you might want to be more off your computer than on these days, so I won’t keep you long. It’s summer around here, which means that everything changes and the house gets very messy. I’m down one kid at camp (the Unitarian anarchist sort), and I’ll have her back in…
what portland means to us
When I was a kid, I used to order vacation pamphlets over the phone. I doubt they even make those anymore now that we have the mighty internet, but they were like little magazines for cruises and vacation spots. There were pictures and descriptions and they’d lay out pricing for the cheap packages and the…
akol
This past weekend, Joey and I made the trek up to Portland, Maine, so that we could go to Sarah and Jefferson‘s annual AKOL party. All Kinds Of Love. AKOL. Sarah and Jefferson ask that each guest bring a non-traditional love letter to tape on the living room wall. All throughout the night, people take…
akol
This past weekend, Joey and I made the trek up to Portland, Maine, so that we could go to Sarah and Jefferson‘s annual AKOL party. All Kinds Of Love. AKOL. Sarah and Jefferson ask that each guest bring a non-traditional love letter to tape on the living room wall. All throughout the night, people take…
sea glass
We are finding some excellent pieces for our collection. We have been to this little beach, “sea glass beach” as we call it, so many times. We have jars of smooth glass we have collected here. This time, there are so many pieces of glass that aren’t quite ready yet, with sharp edges still. We…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 