It's snowing in Pittsburgh today, the first real snow of the season, and enough for the public schools to call off, universities to delay. A "proper snow day," I called it on Facebook this morning. Not a move to online learning as we all got so used to during the first days (years) of the … Continue reading Is It Real or Is It Imagined?
In just over two months from now, this website will be fifteen years old. My first post, on August 5, 2008, entitled "Sustenance," introduced myself this way: I am a poet and essayist and have been working on a memoir about food and my father, who died sixteen years ago, for almost four years, plus … Continue reading Sustenance, Redux
My mother has been gone from this world two years today, so I took the day off and spent it in the garden. My new Blessed Mother statue, a late Mother's Day present from my husband, arrived appropriately today, just in time to replace the one that did not survive the winter. I placed her … Continue reading Our Lady of the Artichoke
I'm so happy to share that my debut essay collection, All Things Edible, Random and Odd: Essays on Grief, Love and Food, is now available for pre-order through CLASH Books! The official release date will be November 28, 2023 and I'll be using this space and others to share information as the date approaches. For … Continue reading All Things Book News!
I took Josie to Target yesterday for some stealth Father's Day shopping. She takes holidays seriously. She starts to plan months ahead of time, thinks carefully about the person being celebrated, and chooses or makes lovely, thoughtful gifts. She gets almost excited about giving presents as she does getting them. I call her "The Keeper … Continue reading Father’s Day: An Excerpt
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