Monthly Archives: July 2019

I got out of bed this morning, and I fed the children their breakfast, and I packed up their lunches. That was 100 times more than I felt like doing, so I’m going to declare this morning a great victory. … Continue reading →

I was bitten by two ticks yesterday. They were so small that I only knew they were there because they had caused two itchy red spots on the back of my knee. I only guessed that they weren’t blemishes because … Continue reading →

I finished Gaiman’s “The Ocean at the End of the Lane,” and I am now reading “The Trouble With Goats and Sheep” by Joanna Cannon. Last night I spent some time working on my novel. Today, too. Now the word … Continue reading →

Here are the first paragraphs of the three books that I’m thinking about reading. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman: It was only a duck pond, out at the back of the farm. It wasn’t … Continue reading →