“Tofu and the Thousand Incredible Onions”
My grandmother tells a story about her first husband, my late grandfather, James Roberts, who asked her for an onion pie. She had never heard of anything like that, nor […]
Monthly Archives: May 2016
“Hang a Shingle”
Have you ever heard this expression? I forget where I picked it up, though I always misquoted it as “Hang a plank.” The meaning is the same, hang something on […]
“O, What a Noble Mind is Here O’erthrown!”
-Ophelia, “Hamlet,” Shakespeare, 1599-1602 I happen to like that speech of Ophelia’s. She was supposed to be Hamlet’s bride, but he went “mad” with grief. In turn, that sparked Ophelia’s […]
“Do Not Ask for Whom the Dough Rises…”
It’s been almost a month since I had pizza last! That doesn’t seem incredible, but once upon a time, that was my business and I ate it everyday. I even […]
“In Love with a Shadow…”
Sometimes I would see her in the early morning. It was like she’d appear out of the mist that rose with the sun. I loved that about her, you could […]
“But What is it Really Like?”
For 20 days I’ve worked on my “Pizza Cat” (< working title) thing rather exclusively. As I feared, I love and hate it, in equal turns. Thankfully, since I’ve gone […]
“Mother and Daughter”
-by Sophie Belle, good Dog and house stenographer. One day, Katie came back. I was instantly alert, because I was afraid she was bringing back her crazy cat. It was […]
“And What have I Learned so far…?”
(and that is the worst auto-cropping ever =( ) I had no direct plan for this morning. I had the crazy thought yesterday that I’d do some sunrise walks, since […]
“Uncertainty”
It’s a funny little principle for change – when you are uncertain of something, there’s a mystery. When that uncertainty vanishes, that mystery is gone, replaced by a true what […]
“The Minos-Hour”
Today’s writing exercise is a little convoluted and rooted in creativity. I was struck, somewhat recently, by the idea of lands inhabited by minotaurs, what sort of creatures they’d be […]
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