Not long before the recent borderland trip described in an earlier post, I spent a week up in Washington and the northwest tip of Oregon. I was there to gawk at birds with my friend Bill, who also enjoys nothing more than to spend long days cruising through beautiful country … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Listen
Stumbled on some potent fiction-writing advice from Pulitzer-winning novelist Paul Harding and wanted to share. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/60070-5-writing-tips-paul-harding.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=599867fc82-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-599867fc82-304669645
Down to the Line
Here are some images I got during a weekend trip to southern Arizona. Part of it was a happy trip–definitely the wren and the bear scat and the forest of oaks. Part, not so much. Regardless, I always love hitting the wilds down near the border and seeing what adventures … Continue reading
Tripping on Roots
I visited Dublin awhile back, where, as reported earlier, I spent Bloomsday exploring the city, rubbing shoulders with strollers in Victorian garb and straw hats—a nod to James Joyce, favorite once-rejected son—and listening to world-class performers as they celebrated Joyce’s life and work in a festive public gathering. I was … Continue reading