And now for something completely different…
I am coming out of the closet. I here confess a great weakness: I don’t like to stay focused on one new interest very long. I reach a point where I feel I have learned the steps…
Double Take on John Finnemore’s Double Acts
John Finnemore is the author of Double Acts, six half hour BBC 4 radio skits for two actors. He is a British writer and actor, introduced to this family through Cabin Pressure, a radio sitcom about the…
Anyone can write poetry
I want to write. When I write well and that magic thing happens, that long silky ribbon of of words that surprises even me, my soul sighs, profoundly content. It is like the winter yearning of my friend…
Reading Aloud to a Reluctant Family
I love words. I love what some people can do with them, and the blogs I follow are such writers. They inspire me. One of them is The Gluten Free Girl and the Chef. On November 1,…