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Gorl, You Better Fill that Canvas!

I’ve been thinking about white space. Not in the abstract, craft-book way, but in the very practical, slightly stubborn way that shows up when I’m reading. If a page looks too crowded, thick with description, heavy with detail, I can feel my attention flipping pages. It’s not that I don’t appreciate beautiful, lyrical sentences. IContinue reading “Gorl, You Better Fill that Canvas! “

The K-Cup “Ducking”

My youngest, Zack, came bearing gifts last weekend when he stopped over to take us out for lunch. Out of his very thoughtful gifts (he will not mind if I tease him), one nearly defied storage. Have you heard of the trend of “ducking” someone? People hide dozens of tiny plastic ducks around your house,Continue reading “The K-Cup “Ducking””

Mega “Stuf” Grief as the Tide Continues the Drift

Now Playing: “Sugar Shack” by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (1963)(It was my parents’ song because my mother’s parents once owned a tiny restaurant called the Sugar Shack. Isn’t that adorable?) Listen along! Today, I ate Mega Stuf Oreos and drank Coke Zero while trying to write my mother’s obituary. (She’s not gone yet, butContinue reading “Mega “Stuf” Grief as the Tide Continues the Drift”

Waiting on Coffee: A Comic, Could be a Whole Series

Soundtrack: Now Playing: “Art School Girl” – Stone Temple Pilots There’s something both oddly sacred and super casual about the phrase “Let’s grab coffee soon and talk about your work.” It floats around workshops, readings, literary events, DMs—spoken with the breezy warmth of “let’s catch up sometime” and the casual optimism of people who mightContinue reading “Waiting on Coffee: A Comic, Could be a Whole Series”