With Juneteenth only a couple of weeks behind us — and still largely unrecognized in this country — the Fourth of July has a sober […]
To write about the light again
One of my personal hazards of moving is having to go through notebooks and find all those random places I wrote fiction or poetry in […]
Goodbye Tacos
One week left in Texas, and all I want to do is eat. There are lots of things I’ve missed about Wisconsin food — the […]
45 Books (aka did I forget how to read??)
Another quarter over, another quarterly book update and uffda do I not want to share this one. I only clocked 20 books in Q2 of […]
The New Jim Crow
I finished listening to The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander today. The sixteen-hour audiobook took me a […]
Maybe So
We pass the tequila bottle between the three of usCross-legged on the futon mattressAnd quote Glennon DoyleLet’s rememberWe can do hard thingsBut this, this, thisIs […]
A Good Life
We talk about canoeing on Midwest riversOr kayaking or sailing on the lake We talk about campingI’ll make the fireShe’ll cook the foodThey’ll set up […]
A Quote
I’m “writing-lite” this weekend, but after just finishing a Hunger Games movie marathon with friends — which a lot of feels very relevant right now, […]
June 26, 2020
Masks off, in the shade Champagne in water bottles This is what love is
A Blessing
A blessing for this weekend, mine starts today: May the love be strong and the laughter long and the days slow in the sweetest way. […]