Moving Slow

February 25, 2009

My favorite teacher Sheila Schwartz died in November. Today I listened to her husband, Dan Chaon talk about her, and her book Lies Will Take You Somewhere, which will be launched this weekend at the Lit. Listen to the Around Noon program, read Dan’s tribute to Sheila, read some of Sheila’s thoughts around illness. They

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I’m Back?

February 24, 2009
in life

Well it’s been a weird week. My brain has been fragmented and sort of aimless lately, today is the first time I’ve sat down at my computer in about ten days. If I’ve ignored your comments I’m sorry, I’ll try to get to them soon. I think part of my issue has just been traveling.

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On the Road Again

February 17, 2009
in life

I guess today has been as good as any bad day can be. No day that starts with the dentist is going to be fantastic. On the bright side, my cavities are now all filled, but I don’t remember it hurting this much. I don’t mean the actual drilling– I mean the days and weeks

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