Getting dressed, I heard a crash from downstairs, both familiar and jarring. Something had broken. My wife gasped, “Oh no!” and then, unexpectedly, I heard tears. Still half-dressed, I ran downstairs to find her standing over her favorite coffee mug,…
“A Tender Thing drops at just the right time: if fans can’t go to the theater right now, at least they can read about it.” –Variety “Debut author Neuberger…clearly knows the world she’s depicting; she brings to life with nice historical detail…
My brother’s ex texted from Fresno, CA: looting has begun. It’s an economically challenged place, and people are breaking into stores and restaurants at night, stealing essentials. Looting seems a fairly logical human response to current times. More so than…
I have a book on my shelves titled Animal Husbandry that makes me smile every time I catch sight of it. Someone, likely thinking I’d find it apt because I grew up on a farm, gave it to me at…
Yeah, I know. For those whose work lives aren’t considered “vital” during the pandemic (and why are there so many of us?), there’s plenty out there telling you how to buckle down and get work done at home—and some of…
I love my friend’s kid, who is now a freshman, studying creative writing at university. As a junior-high and high-school student, they wrote stories and sent them to me, asking for feedback. Other than the recent dystopic play about a…