I was stretching on the floor of my bedroom early one morning and a song came on my playlist that reminded me of my mom.
The other day I stumbled on a list of Top Ten Irritating Phrases, as one does when one is searching for yet another synonym for
I was out with writer friends recently and the discussion turned to language, as it does. We were at Happy Hour after our Sisters in
I never see baby squirrels. Just full-sized ones. Along the same lines, the only eyelashes that get stuck on my eyeball are long, but I
I pulled out my Fat Folder of Fervid Fun, otherwise known as my idea file, casting about for something I wanted to blog about. My
… and now I have many, many thoughts about the instructions on my new garden hose. Every kid who grew up in suburbia drank from
I used to give this to the kids when I did school visits, much to the dismay of their teachers. But it fascinates me, how
I got an “overpayment notice” in the mail the other day from Time Magazine. I had to read it three times. At first I thought
I was busy doing Very Important Work—okay, fine, I was working the Sunday crosswords—when I heard birds squawking and the neighbor dogs barking up a
I’ll be the first to admit I’m unusual. I love black licorice. I’m not a fan of Italian food. I’m a Colorado native and have