On Ambition
For Christmas I gave my husband an entry for a trail race on our local mountain. When he opened it, he didn’t say anything, and … Read more
Sarah
On a Life with Dogs
My dog is aging. Every week she seems to have a new smattering of white hairs on top of her muzzle. Her mustache and chin … Read more
Maybe Next Week
Today’s blog was meant to be a review of Erica Berry’s WOLFISH, a fabulous book that I’m just starting to read for the second time. … Read more
Language in Politics
Lately I’ve been thinking about language and politics. As Shawn McCreesh writes in the New York Times, “The very language that Mr. T*ump and his … Read more
Retraining My Body and My Mind
Last week I went to Cobble Hill Mountain again for the first time since mid-November. I’ve been going to physiotherapy and doing my exercises, so … Read more
Reading reading reading
This week I want to talk about two books I read recently that I’m not sure I fully understood. The first is Richard Powers’s PLAYGROUND, … Read more
Next Steps on My Publishing Journey
Publishing a book isn’t just about writing. Of course you wouldn’t get to the publishing stage if you hadn’t spent your time writing, but there’s … Read more
Cross-training
I haven’t been to Cobble Hill Mountain in months. First there was the inflamed quad muscle. Then the inflamed patellar tendon. And now a pain … Read more
