My mother's hidden Hershey's bars
In the refrigerator meat drawer, way in the back under the cheese and lunch meat, I found my mother’s stash of Hershey bars. Three of them. I was probably ten … Continue reading >>
Happy Christmas, all!
We got a handful of Christmas letters with our cards this year. I feel a pang of guilt that I didn't write a Christmas letter. I usually do. So here's mine, in which I try to … Continue reading >>
Joe Pera Talks With You
I just started watching a comedy on the Adult Swim Channel called "Joe Pera Talks With You." To be honest, I never heard of the show, or even this channel, before reading an … Continue reading >>
What:
I have two novels under contract with Encircle Publications. The first one is literary fiction, with humor/absurdism, titled Aliens, Drywall, and a Unicycle, due in bookstores November … Continue reading >>
When crankiness hits:
I consider myself to be a generally upbeat person, but sometimes I feel like a cranky old lady.
Today, for example. I went to Dicks Sporting Goods to buy a pair of Brooks, … Continue reading >>
In Memory of a Cornball
My late father was great at telling corny jokes. And yes, I groaned, but I often laughed too, just because he was laughing so hard. Lousy jokes and laughter can be … Continue reading >>
