Musings

I was lucky to attend the book festival and some panels with exceptionally talented authors. One of them was Tommy Orange for his debut novel ‘There There’. I’m ashamed to…

I live in Austin TX now. I didn’t always. If you track my map you’ll see I’ve lived several places over a lifetime. I love inhabiting a place like I…

All was fine and dandy. We got into our sleeping bags then immediately zipped out of it because it was way too muggy. The kids stripped to their underwear and…

In the midst of life, Another year just went by With family, kids, school, work, friends, Hobbies, passions, vacations, emotions, sickness Relationships, estrangements, faith, and doubt The constantly evolving, puzzling,…

Every few months, let’s say about once or twice a quarter I instinctually start re-organizing every closet, every drawer, every room. It’s a habit I think I’ve inherited from my…

A quick getaway to Santa Fe The airport is no bigger than the one in Waterloo, Iowa that we always refer to as the middle of nowhere. With about roughly…

Mummy Model She may not know how to swim but she sure knows how to dress for it. The latest bikini, caftan, hat, designer shades and a drink in hand.…

My despair compels me to write and it is not cheerful this despair. Harvey in Houston, the floods in Mumbai followed an already morose month of mourning for us. We lost…

If you’ve ever read Jeffrey Archer (and if you haven’t, you must!) you will recollect his last short story in ‘Twelve Red Herrings’ has a few different endings. So he…

Lemonade yellows, lime greens, orange dusks and clear blue skies bring in the sweet, sweaty, salty summer. White roped weathered hammocks and flip-flops are put to use. Sunglasses – cat-eyed,…