Yesterday, weather-wise, was a wonderful pre-cursor to spring. The snow thawed mostly, leaving a few crunchy patches for BabyGirl to “ice-skate” on in her sneakers. Mini-Me and I sat cuddled up on the porch marveling at BabyGirl’s prowess, talking about this and that, people-watching as neighbors walked dogs and made it home from […]
Well, it’s a wrap. Today marks the last day of our 32 Days of Black History celebration, and I’ve been mulling over how to end. As I’ve wondered, Donna Summer’s “Last Dance” started playing in my head. But the last post will not be a music post, that much I know, even […]
My review of Jump at the Sun,and an interview with author Kim McLarin.
I’m in the revision phase of a creative nonfiction essay currently under consideration–keep your fingers crossed–for inclusion in an upcoming anthology. My essay is about trying to raise healthy and health-conscious kids while also sharing with them the food and cooking traditions from my Southern roots. From time to time, we’ve tried what […]
Last night, I had the great pleasure of hearing Anne Lamott speak about faith, writing, and life–and how it all comes down to a fox-trot: “Slow…slow…quick-quick.” (Maybe you had to be there.) She also read from her latest book (which I bought last night, and she signed) Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith.
Some Christians […]
“We invented the blues; Europeans invented psychoanalysis. You invent what you need.”
–Albert Murray, biographer, novelist, essayist, literary and jazz critic
