Work, Wonder, and Windows

Work, Wonder, and Windows

by | May 24, 2023 | Daily Life, Memoir, Nature, Writing

May 2023 One of my motivations to write is connecting with others, and that connection can’t begin until the work goes out into the world. As I am currently writing a book, it’s a long slog before that engagement can begin. So I’ve decided to reboot, revive, and...
GERANIUMS

GERANIUMS

by | Apr 24, 2021 | Memoir

Today is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. In honor of my ancestors, I’m grateful to have this short piece up at Complete Sentence.
REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING

REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING

by | Sep 19, 2019 | Daily Life, Memoir

When, not if, you get tossed out of your boat in a rapid on a river, don’t panic. Hang onto the boat if you can, and with or without the boat, assume the floating lounge chair position: feet up, knees bent, and head back. Ride out the rapid and then, in calmer water,...
I WRITE MEMOIR, PART I

I WRITE MEMOIR, PART I

by | Sep 3, 2017 | Memoir, Writing

In the third grade, I read The Little House in the Big Woods series of books. You could write about your own life—what a revelation! I wanted to do that. But also, a disappointment—my life wasn’t as interesting as Laura Ingalls Wilder’s. Mine was a normal life. Two...
SPEEDY

SPEEDY

by | Sep 15, 2016 | Daily Life, Memoir

The vet assures me our cat’s ill health is not my fault. Speedy, our thirteen-year-old tiger tabby, has lost over three pounds, has a urinary tract infection, bleeding gums, and failing kidneys. Cats are stoic, the vet continues, by the time you realize they are ill,...