Feet have a tough time of it in the winter. They’re always cold. They’re always dry and cracked and snagging on socks. Walking on the cold tile in the kitchen and the mud room? Please no! How ’bout we jump from area rug to area rug to avoid that! The only place where cold is welcome as far [...]
I moved forward in many ways as a writer in 2009. I read many books on writing – even though it’s kind of been my thing since I was little. I was fully confident of my voice in high school, which, I know, isn’t unusual for a teenager. I have an English degree, and have taught writing and [...]
t’s January 4th and I’m heading back home. College students are laughing as they pass by in the terminal, wearing various North Carolina sweatshirts and lugging backpacks. A young Asian guy just walked past pulling a small carry-on with a teddy-bear plopped on his case. What is that about? Tangle haired, pink-cheeked, twisted limbed kids are fussing in strollers [...]
