Archive for January, 2008
Snow Day
There was a whole ritual they went through last night.
I noticed the pajamas turned inside out, heard the two of them whispering on the couch: “Don’t jinx it,” my daughter said.
Checking on them as they brushed their teeth, I saw two spoons sitting on the edge of the bathroom sink.
“If you put a spoon under [...]
Promoting for Patry
I can’t imagine going through all of the trouble to write my book, run the hellish gauntlet of publishers and agents to get it out there, and then find myself unable to promote it . . . but that’s exactly what’s happened to Patry Francis and her new book The Liar’s Club.
I haven’t read the [...]
Taking a Break During the Burial
Just wanted to take a quick break from working on the Undertaker story tonight (he’s buying cigarettes right now, discussing theology with Hampton) in order to mention that a fair number of chapters of “Assam and Darjeeling” have been posted in the past week or so to iTunes and RSS — depending upon your inclinations [...]
Whimper and Bang
It’s a week into the new year, so I thought it was time I came clean: Simply put, I don’t “do” New Year’s resolutions. I’m not trying to be contrary or anything, it’s just that it feels a bit like homework to come up with a list of things that are wrong with me and [...]
