Were you a camper as a child? I went to a few day camps when I was little: I remember Brownie camp, where we made Sit Upons. Back in the day, ours weren’t nearly so colorful.     I also remember being dropped off at a “nature camp” for a few days in a row …Read More

(This is a repost from 2013, but this book is oh, so good. Definitely worth a read. Come visit me at the Kill Zone blog today. My Wednesday blog is Are Words Sticks and Stones After All?) The writer John Edward Williams has been dead since 1994, but I am apologizing to him anyway. Months ago, …Read More

What do you do with a free hour or two? Doesn’t it feel delicious to realize that you don’t have to be anywhere for a while, and no one is waiting for you to do something? Back in January, when I finished my St. Louis writing retreat, I had a couple of hours before I …Read More

  See that look on Miss Nina’s face? Her face could be a reflection of mine right now. It seems that our government overlords decided that LLC businesses–our Gallowstree Press LLC is one–must file their company taxes by March 15th, rather than April 15th. The good news is that I won’t be trying to get …Read More

  Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting. –Joyce Meyer Today begins another week. Wishing you a week full of goodness, and rest in the moments that test your patience. March 4th  Words (Restful day off 💜) Journal:  0 words Long fiction: 0 words Short fiction: 0 words Non-fiction: 0 …Read More

  Fake food and weird news abound this week: Want to fight obesity? Experts say, cook at home, and don’t watch television while you eat. A Canadian study found that Subway’s chicken is 50% soy. No wonder the texture is weird. What you always suspected about swimming pools is true. And it’s not just kids …Read More

    Last week my teenage son participated in a regional poetry recitation competition called Poetry Out Loud. He didn’t want me to attend, him being a teenager and all, but I went anyway. I’m stubborn. It was heartening to hear the poems, and to see teenagers reciting them. There’s no better way to inhabit a …Read More