Monthly Archive: April 2018

I wrote a letter this week. An actual, honest to goodness, written-down-on-paper-in-fancy-cursive-writing letter.  It was a thank you letter to someone I’ve never met in person, but who has made my life richer and better by what they put out into the world, and I wanted to let them know that I appreciated all they do. Which has led me to think a lot…
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Did you know that the modern book club can trace its roots all the way back to Ancient Rome, when Roman citizens met to drink wine and discuss the bestselling scrolls of the day?  These groups were called Clava Librorums and it was considered the height of sophistication and good-breeding to belong to one… Okay, none of that is true.  I just made it all…
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I don’t know about you, but it’s been tough sledding around these parts lately. You know what it’s like – spring won’t actually arrive, you can’t make ends meet, everybody needs something from you right now, there’s stress at work, friends are sick and the world seems unforgiving and mean. I’m tired, I’m grumpy. I’m discouraged. So naturally, the dog decided we should take…
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I absolutely think you should. And I’m going to tell you how to do it.  Or at least how I do it. First, set yourself up at your laptop, in your writing space.  Bring a cappuccino. Spend ten minutes wandering around the house, looking for your glasses.  Find them beside your laptop. Write a few catchy sentences. Remember you left a load of laundry…
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Stories are funny things.  It’s hard to say when exactly they were born, or even when the first seed of an idea was planted.  But if you’re wondering, I can tell you exactly where the dedication in The Kitchen Sink Sutra came from. In case you haven’t got a copy handy (and really, why don’t you?) the dedication says: For Memère, Music I heard…
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