There were so many birds on the beach, and then there was just this one last hanger-on.
Like this post . . . a last hanger-on. From now on, most of my posts will be at at ninandrews.com
Please check it out!
This might be my last post at this site. I am moving my blog over to ninandrews.com where I have archived some of my comics and updated some things. Much work left to be done, but check it out!
In the Gap
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… Meanwhile, the spider waits … This is from Spider Silk by Leslie Brunetta
and Catherine L. Craig (2010): … Many cobweb weavers, including the widows,
bui...
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Yesterday's visit to the doctor was ridiculously slow (I read a whole lot
of Woolf's *The Years* while waiting in that office), but in the end it
turned ou...
Home Made Hummus
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6 cups (a dried pound bag) of chickpeas soaked overnight and cooked to
tender, and drained (save the broth)
2 Tbsp. fresh (cored) garlic
2 cups Sesame K...
Compared to Other Industrial Nations
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USA, USA, USA, USA, We’re number one. We’re number one. We’re #1 for infant
mortality. We’re #1 for heart and lung diseases. We’re #1 for diabetes and
disa...
Stay away from the pool
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My mother & I were visiting a friend of hers who was living in an apartment
complex that I regarded at the time as positively palatial, what for the
commun...
In Memory of Ed Ochester, Poet & Editor, RIP
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We have asked Ed Ochester (above) to edit our Sunday poetry pages for the
next few months. Here is one of Ed's poems: March of the Penguins The
editor of N...
“In spite of all the learned have said ...”
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Philip Freneau
Philip Freneau (1752-1852) was a journalist and poet in the early years our
country was forming. And, oh, by the way, I once wrote an under...
Balance is important in design
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo
ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis Theme natoque penatibus et
magnis dis ...
Proof of Life
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Um, hello? Is this thing on?
I am writing from the Central Time Zone, as we have officially moved to
Oxford, Mississippi for the academic year! And I have ...
Lana K. W. Austin
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Lana K. W. Austin’s poems, short stories, and reviews have recently been
featured in *Mid-AmericanReview, Sou’wester, Columbia Journal, Zone 3,
Appalachia...
The translucent veil of life
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Haha, so the truth comes out. Having 2 children is A LOT more work than 1!
I haven't been able to get out of the rocking chair more than a few
moment...
On the move
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*Gal about town, photo by Bob Perkoski*
Dear readership,
Your humble hostess has been doing a whole lot of what is depicted in
today's photo: walking aro...
Strawberry Month
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The strawberry sweets at Lagusta's Luscious this month are insane! I
missed out last year and decided that this year I would take full
advantage.
I luck...
AWP in Minneapolis, and recommended reading
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Again I've been away from this blog longer than I'd intended. Much busy
with writing, and reading, and life in general.
I'll be attending the annual AWP co...
Remixing the World's Problems Results
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The one thing about judging poetry is that it often takes me much longer
than I expect. For everyone who has waited so patiently for me to get these
result...
In a Landscape - The Playlist
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John Cage, “In a Landscape”
Bob Dylan, “My Back Pages”
Neil Young, “Ambulance Blues”
The Twilight Zone Theme
Babylon 5 Theme
Simon & Garfunkel, “Richard Co...