A few weeks ago I decided to try my hand at making homemade applesauce. Unfortunately for my pot, I forgot that the apples were boiling down on the stove, and I burnt the bottom – both inside and out, since I’d allowed the darn thing to boil over. For ninety minutes. The pot might beContinueContinue reading “Apples to Apples”
Author Archives: Sarah M. Wells
The Table of No Return
I just finished going through the stack of papers that have accumulated since Thursday on the table of no return. Surely you have one of these–it’s the counter/hutch/bureau/table/drawer where the mail, bills, newspapers, checklists, kids’ drawings, homework, and other stuff that needs your attention goes when you need to clear off the dining room tableContinueContinue reading “The Table of No Return”
You May Say I’m a Dreamer
Over pizza tonight at Brookside Park, Elvis and Lydia shared how they are going to live next door to one another when they grow up, and they will visit each other every day. We asked where we will live, and they said that we can live next door, too. Brandon said, “Lydia, you can buyContinueContinue reading “You May Say I’m a Dreamer”
Anniversary
Eight years ago today, we had a vision for how the wedding would go. All of our plans came to fruition– the bouquets were held, our friends and family played music, our pastor spoke, we exchanged rings and shared communion and lit a candle, there was cake, there was dancing, the bar was open (andContinueContinue reading “Anniversary”
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner
It’s been a while since I made a casserole.My default meals involve lots of dairy. I am the queen of stuffing and cheese. Chicken, stuffing, and cheese. Broccoli, stuffing, and cheese. Rice, chicken, and cheese. Beef, sour cream, and noodles. Chicken, sour cream, and noodles. Bottom line: what can we mix together with sour cream and/orContinueContinue reading “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner”
Pedal through the Bumps
My kids wanted to ride their bikes to school this morning, so we headed out at 8 a.m. on the drop-off circuit. I put Henry in the Baby Bjorn, our new dog Jelly Beans (Beans for short) on his leash, and my travel mug of tea in my right hand, and the Parade of Wells headedContinueContinue reading “Pedal through the Bumps”
Kindergarten and Everything After
Lydia just wrapped up her second full week of school, and of course she loves it and seems like an old pro at this going to school thing. It is hard to tell exactly how well things are going though. I can’t be on the playground to see if she is making friends. Are the kids niceContinueContinue reading “Kindergarten and Everything After”
The Ninth Psalm as Rendered by Laurance Wieder
I stumbled upon this tonight in a book called The Poets’ Book of Psalms, and I really liked it, so I thought I’d share it. That’s all :)The Ninth PsalmIf I could tell it all,I would say thank youfor the toppled statues,for the dusk of gods sungonly in dead languages,for wild grape vines tangledin theContinueContinue reading “The Ninth Psalm as Rendered by Laurance Wieder”
Soccer Mom Fail
I know I dress like an adult, go to work like an adult, and pay bills like an adult. I’ve got a mortgage and a car payment. I make decisions about budgets, buy groceries, compare health insurance benefits. Stuff breaks–dish washers, power steering lines, toilets–and we have to get it fixed. Us–the adults of thisContinueContinue reading “Soccer Mom Fail”
End of the Residency
Another MFA residency is behind us, another group of students have begun their writing journey at Ashland, and another class has graduated. What a great two weeks! Everyone is off to their hometowns, and today, I enjoyed a nap, a movie with my kids, a walk, and grilling some burgers and vegetables. It was quiet,ContinueContinue reading “End of the Residency”
Sarah Marie Wells 