Hey, so…guys? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am proud/thrilled/honored/excited/overwhelmed-and-wanting-to-cry to announce that my debut novel, The Revolution of Every Day, will be published by Tin House Books. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tin House! I mean, seriously… TIN HOUSE. I can’t imagine a better home for this …

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We took the kids fishing for the first time last weekend. Kiddo had spent a week in fishing camp at the beginning of the summer, but this was the first time we all went as a family. I come from …

Fishing without my father Read more »

I typed the title for this post and my brain served up a memory of Billy doing a godawful Jim Morrison impression. “Way-TING.. WAY-HAY-TING…” (As if the actual Jim Morrison weren’t bad enough. Not a Doors fan. Sorry. I was, …

Waiting, again Read more »

Well, I think I’ve done it. I’ve managed to top my own dear mother’s enthusiastic embrace of carob in the seventies. Damn you, carob! You are NOT a chocolate substitute and I’m still scarred. (Is carob even good for you? …

Crazy DIY Hippie Mom Makes (not very good) “Candy”! Read more »