I’m in a really good mood right now because I had a modified work day off and ended up slipping out of my winter funk and did some light jogging and biking. It’s such a great day out: sunny, warm, and the trees and flowers are green and red and blue and yellow. Plus I […]
Month: April 2019
Camping
With a bum foot and lack of running this year, along with a lot of writing, editing, and reading, I am really looking forward to getting outside and staying there for a while. Last Friday night I spent hours mesmerized by my own back yard while sitting outside until past dark, warming myself eventually by […]
A Song of Fire and Ice
A couple years ago I got this bright idea to catalog every single plant, animal, and any other natural world thing in a piece about George RR Martin’s books/television series. I eventually re-read Book 1, taking notes in an Excel document. 151 rows later, with page numbers and things that occurred on those pages, I […]
Earth Day Reading
I will be reading a portion of Back to the Garden as part of an Earth Day Event at Western Sky Books. Other authors will be in attendance, and toward the end we’ll do a Q&A about environmental themes in prose, poetry, and fiction. Attendance is free.
Us, the Movie
Last night was date night: vegan pasta at Pasta Pollo and a spontaneous decision to go see the movie Us, which we’d been wanting to see. I was blown away, quite honestly. For one, I admire Jordan Peele’s work, most particularly his movie Get Out. I did not read any spoilers or theorycrafting for Us because […]