Wholesomeness
To watch White Christmas is to think of the past, when I would watch this movie with my mother and sisters when I was a kid. Last night, it was sad to see White Christmas on television. My mind was...
View ArticleThe gift of cookies
Yesterday I spent almost the whole day baking. Among other things, I made a batch of Viennese crescents, which is a recipe I love because it’s elegant and makes many dozen cookies. Plus it’s easy. I...
View ArticleA romance that’s over
Today my nephew is coming over to help me move some books and bookcases. I thought of my books last while lying on the loveseat in my study a few weeks ago. I was tired that day, and found myself...
View ArticleWholeness
Because tomorrow is my birthday, this period at the end of December is always one of personal reflection as well as a time to prepare with everyone else for a new year. My marriage three years ago to...
View ArticleMy new office
I call it that, but I’ve been renting this space for more than a year. It’s where I should be revising the Book That Will Make Me Famous or founding the Online Media Empire That Will Make Me Rich, one...
View ArticleHome, where the strange is familiar
Yes, I’m home, back in the city. After a good night’s sleep in my own bed, I’m up writing my post in a way that’s customary: propped up in the bed in our spare bedroom, drinking my morning coffee. I...
View ArticleTo make a long story short
On my desk is a box that used to contain a ream of typing paper but now holds a 400-page manuscript that I wrote. Yep, it’s a book. Unlike many authors, I know with certainty that, if I revise this...
View ArticleSettling
Last year, I spent 103 days traveling or away from home. Some travel was to Michigan for weekend getaways, some was family related (my parents moved). Some was the four weddings I posted about. We...
View ArticleHow surroundings help
It’s curious to consider how surroundings help creatives in the work they do. I’ve been thinking about this a lot in the wake of moving many of my old belongings to my office downtown. I didn’t move...
View ArticleSaying yes to each other
Marriage is a many-sided union that, in modern times, requires two people to make zillions of decisions together, ranging from what to have for dinner to whether to have kids to where to retire....
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