The thing about trying to stay off Facebook for a week is ( Read more... )

So, you go through your day - wake up, tea, breakfast, catch up with housemate who's been away 9 days, go babysit funny 1.5 year old of your acquaintance, have coffee with a friend, come home, eat dinner, more chatting, and then suddenly ( Read more... )

Once upon a time, in New Paltz...

Actually, I should say back in New Paltz, because this week I have been in Westerly, Providence, Arlington and Belchertown, before returning again to the wide arms and hummus-stained fingers of the Palais du Kornher-Stace. Here I pause to gather my wits (what meagre scraps are left of them) and reminisce ( Read more... )

After the 8.5 hour trip that took 14.5 hours from Cleveland, Ohio to New Paltz, New York, we are here, in Le Grand Palais de Kornher-Stace ( Read more... )

My father, wandering out of the kitchen in his pajamas this morning. Me, sitting at kitchen table, drinking tea. He stops. Turns around. Catches my eye. His whole body slumps. Big cartoon sad eyes ( Read more... )

well, hell. it was all just fine all day long, okay so maybe i cried at the merwin poem this morning and maybe later at the very end of the george harrison documentary, living in the material world, i cried again, but mostly that was just a few tears, you know, because art is art and music is music and icons are icons and all things being equal, i ( Read more... )

Well. Here I am on a Tuesday morning, abed. I am in my father's house ( Read more... )

STATE OF SHADOWSTALKERS ( Read more... )

SIX MORE CHAPTERS AND FEWER THAN ONE HUNDRED PAGES AND I SHALL BE DONE WITH THESE SHADOWSTALKERS REVISIONS ( Read more... )

Writers needing a kick in the pants, go read pattytempleton's blogpostIt was so motivating, but I can't do anything about it because, sigh, I AM AT WORK. Tonight I promised the Girl Detective I would clean the guest bathroom, for she has a craft/art show tomorrow at her house and, understandably, would appreciate a sweet-smelling and sanitary euphemism ( Read more... )