In dedication
After a lengthy break, I’m back in the faculty saddle again at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Yesterday I finished responding to the first… Read More »In dedication
Tom Birdseye
Tom Birdseye is the critically-acclaimed author of 19 young adult, middle grade, picture book, and non-fiction works.
Prime Time
I’ve spent the last year being 71. Not without its POAs (Potholes of Adversity), overall this last lap around the sun has been pretty great.… Read More »Prime Time
Swept away
“You rock, Romeo!” This from a high school student at Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo had just peeled his shirt off.… Read More »Swept away
On a recent trip to the South to visit family and friends, Debbie and I stopped in Hermitage, TN to see my Uncle Cecil, who… Read More »
Excitervous
When my daughter, Kelsey, was getting ready for her first solo backpacking trip, I asked her how she was feeling about it. She said, “Excited… Read More »Excitervous
Attack of the Tenacious Jumping Cholla
I’m a big fan of tenacity. It gets me to the top of mountains, the bottom of steep ski runs, THE END of the umpteenth… Read More »Attack of the Tenacious Jumping Cholla
the power of implication
Interesting strategy: advertising a service—in this case garbage disposal—along with a threat.
the graduated ranking system of mindless stupidity
On a scale of 1-10 on the Graduated Ranking System of Mindless Stupidity (aka GRSMS), my latest was getting run over by a 1,200 pound… Read More »the graduated ranking system of mindless stupidity
Coffee gnome
In general gnomes are the quiet type, not prone to verbosity. Our Coffee Gnome is no exception. We come down in the morning and he’s… Read More »Coffee gnome
This is a test
I was born on a Friday the 13th. Glad to have come into the world at all, and having lived a life filled with good… Read More »This is a test
