At five p.m. on December 16, my mother called me into her study. I waited until she said my name twice, so I didn’t appear too eager. There is something quietly heartbreaking in these words, spoken by the narrator of Vendela Vida’s lovely second novel, Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name. Some years before…Continue reading Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name
Category: Writing Exercises
Mustache-a-Thon, + Reba’s Caddy
826 Valencia is having a Mustache-a-Thon to raise money for their excellent, unique free programming for kids. Yes, mustaches are no longer just for firemen. “Over six weeks, they’ll carefully tend to their emerging mustaches, meet weekly at a neighborhood bar to show off their progress, and swap tips on waxing ends. We’ll take weekly…Continue reading Mustache-a-Thon, + Reba’s Caddy
Year of Fog in the Washington Post
THE YEAR OF FOG received an “A” today from the Washington Post in the Media Mix feature, its bite-sized listing of upcoming books and movies. It’s been a long time since I’ve been graded. I remember something about getting a B in graduate school in a class where all we had to do was watch…Continue reading Year of Fog in the Washington Post
heavenly
When I went in to Simple Pleasures yesterday morning to get my frothy au lait, Dae was doling out horoscopes, compliments of Christopher Renstrom at the Chron. This was mine: The planets urge you to pursue your heart’s desire. There will be hell to pay, but it doesn’t matter because getting what you want will…Continue reading heavenly
The exercise (esp. for Bunny): Write about your wild past, orwhat you see in your adventurous future.