Ride the Book Trail

R E A D "more than human" by theodore sturgeon for a discussion beginning 31 march 2010 with guest host kate

"after leaving mr. mackensie" by jean rhys for a discussion beginning 31 may 2010 with guest host deja

"when you reach me" by rebecca stead for a discussion beginning 31 july 2010 with guest host KT

"olive kitteridge: a novel in stories" by elizabeth strout for a discussion beginning 30 sept. 2010 with guest host elise

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all hail columbus

i cried during the columbus day parade.

i wish i could say that i don’t usually cry at parades, but i’m not sure that’s true. there’s something just so overwhelming about seeing so many kids all dressed up and excited and doing what they’ve practiced and being proud of themselves in so many ways: some of [...]

hurricane ike

we drove home from ann arbor last night in the midst of ike’s remains. even after it spent most of its fury manhandling cuba and exploding through houston, it was an unearthly storm. a large bank of dark clouds–the whole earth was yellow and swirling with tree limbs and rain. we rode the edge of [...]

imagination

i am a lucky girl. not only has my posture improved over the past week, but i also got to spin out a week of my life at cleveland state’s imagination workshop. for those of you who are turning up your noses and thinking–writing in cleveland, it’s not possible–think again. neal chandler, director, is a [...]

dirt

it’s finally here: dirt! i’ve turned all my pots and pruned the peonies. and i’ve got garden-lust, big time. i have to sit on my hands when i pass a garden center. (i sing to myself: musn’t fill the pots with pansies, musn’t fill the pots with pansies.) but i see my neighbors with little [...]

summon spring!

is spring this stubborn every year? we’re still hovering in the 30s and walking across cold crusty snow.

i decided to bait the sun and the buds and the grass by dressing henry up in something fancy. i’ll let you know if it works.