Monthly Archives: August 2010

A few years ago, when it was his appointed month to choose a title for his book club, my dad picked Me Talk Pretty Someday by David Sedaris. Having heard both my brother and me rave about it, and having … Continue reading →

It took a while to surface from sleep, this morning. In my dream, it was the middle of winter and I was walking home from the writing group I belonged to back in Detroit. Snow was everywhere, and as I … Continue reading →

Yesterday I found myself with an hour or so of down time before between walking and playing with the dog and going out for dinner with some new friends I recently made, and instead of vacuuming or cleaning the dining … Continue reading →

For the first few days of my vacation last week, I left my blackberry charging on my parents’ buffet table, next to a decorative blue candle and a handful of golf pencils and tees someone left there. I would scroll … Continue reading →