I decided, almost against my better judgment, to re-up my paid account today when I got the notice that it was going to expire. So I figured I ought to write something here, and here it is ( Read more... )

When I was a kid, I was really into the occult-- I read every book about ghosts, ESP, witchcraft, etc that I could get my hands on. At some point in about sixth grade, I developed the ritual of reading my horoscope in the paper every afternoon while eating my milk and cookies. It was that terrible part of life when your hormones have awakened and ( Read more... )

Today, my mother and I made these bourbon-pecan balls, without the gold dust. Does your supermarket sell "edible gold dust"? Mine sure doesn't ( Read more... )

Awhile ago I alleged that I was going to do a series of short pieces based on things posted at The Page, which is a compilation of one-line excerpts from prominent poetry reviews. The problem I've run into-- apart from being short on time, which is the perpetual problem-- is that these excerpts have been more analytical and less poem-triggering ( Read more... )

As I explained earlier, I'm going to try to get in the habit of writing here every day again. The idea of writing a comprehensive update of What I've Been Up To For The Last Several Years is both daunting and boring, so I'm not going to do it. Let's just jump right in, shall we ( Read more... )