…but then I realized I’m really ready to go home. I’ll be flying home on the 9th, and I’m starting to look forward to it. I miss Billy and the dogs and the cat. I miss the house and I …
I thought about hiding in the closet so I could stay a while longer Read more →
Laundry day Cari camouflage! Natalya gauntlets in red Calmer knit for Christina, who really needed the Calmer more than I did. (It’s the Calmer Norma sent me for socks. Norma, when I tell you why she needed these gauntlets, you’ll …
1. Marrije is teaching me to curse in Dutch. The Dutch are apparently masters of profanity. The best so far? Lul de behanger. I won’t tell you what it means because I don’t want to attract Google searches any stranger …
Crazy to think that the first week of my four-week residency is gone. I’ve settled into a routine and am getting good work done. I’m really pleased with the way this new book is going. I can’t describe what a …
…I’m here at my temporary home on the prairie. Want a prairie photo? Sure you do. Can you find the locust hiding in this photo? Ragdale is wonderful so far. With nothing to do except write, the days each seem …
While everyone is off having their fun at Rhinebeck… Read more →
…so you’ll have to take my word for it when I say that the Schaeffer Anne that Cirilia sent me (along with a copy of Knitscene) is the most perfect colorway of reds. I’ve already packed all the yarn I …
…another project knitted with anxious fingers. One knits on the subway in an attempt to make the ride go faster; to avoid noticing how suspiciously we all look at each other and each other’s bags now; to pretend that each …
My second novel, which I’m just beginning and which will be my main obsession/occupation/preoccupation while at the artists’ colony, requires a bit of research. The first novel, Drowning Practice, needed almost no research so I’m kind of excited about all …
Research required for the new novel and a call to my former East Village neighbors Read more →
So I’m leaving for Ragdale a week from Thursday, and the inevitable question has arisen: What knitting do I take with me? I’ll be gone for four weeks, and will have no responsibilities whatsoever apart from writing. Barring the truly …