Our kids have taken to putting on shows for us in our basement. They take turns choosing the plot, often involving a pirate queen, the Incredible Hulk, and either a cowboy or sheriff or good pirate or Star Wars character (take your pick). There is always some battle involved and there is always some mid-sceneContinueContinue reading “Basement After-Dinner Theater”
Monthly Archives: June 2015
The Things We Love
I am hanging out in the bright afternoon heat. Our kids have found other kids to be this afternoon’s best friends. My husband is in a baseball uniform and catcher’s gear, waiting for his next at-bat. It’s Father’s Day, and there’s nowhere else I’d rather be, around this dusty diamond, squinting in the light.There’s nothingContinueContinue reading “The Things We Love”
Two Herons
Can’t shake the sadness over the shooting in Charleston, SC this morning.My muse of late has been a heron I look for every morning on my drive to work. This morning there were two. Here’s a poem that hopes to capture the conflict in me when I hear about these kinds of acts of violence.TwoContinueContinue reading “Two Herons”
The Desire to Be Desired
A couple of weeks ago was the River Teeth Nonfiction Conference, and leading up to that were lots of long nights getting ready. I’ve been feeling frustrated with my ability to make time for writing, here or anywhere else, but now that the conference is over and I’ve given my brain a little break fromContinueContinue reading “The Desire to Be Desired”
Sarah Marie Wells 