Monthly Archives: September 2010

“Glorious, just glorious!” “Best reason to come to this place…” [in a French accent] “Eet ees too good to be beleeved.” And from our very own Beth: “It is making me phat because it is like manna, only better than … Continue reading →

Rule of the day for writing fiction: banish all thoughts of what has come before and what will follow, while at the same time thinking of everything that could have come before and anything that could conceivably follow.

Look at the frantic pace of the posts showing up here! I can’t tell whether it will continue throughout this residency dealie-o, or if the novelty will wear off and we can return to something like our normal schedule. In … Continue reading →

Today was my first workday of a four-week residency at the Vermont Studio Center, and much to my surprise I actually worked all day! I have a charming little office overlooking a charming little river, and at lunch I sat … Continue reading →

And Happy Equinox to Bill Maher, the Cultural Treasure responsible for bringing us Christine O’Donnell’s “I Dabbled Into Witchcraft” video. Oo la la! Yep, that’s what she said, twice: “I dabbled into witchcraft.” And she continued, “One of my first … Continue reading →

Placing an order at a Taco Bell drive-through in Greenfield, Indiana: Me: Do you have any salads without meat? Voice On The Intercom: Salads without what? Me (louder): Meat. Voice (also louder): Meat? Me (louder still): Yeah, MEAT! I’d like … Continue reading →