The Flies Have It
Here is my sure-fire suggestion to set a scene or provoke a mood. Add a fly. And give him human characteristics.
6 Marras 20197min
Open Letter to Peg Bracken
The I Hate to Cookbook, published by Peg Bracken in 1960, saved my mother’s life.
5 Marras 20196min
The Elegance of the Hexagon
Take a tour of the ubiquitous hexagon, from the humble honeycomb to the 16,000 mile wide hexagon on the surface of Saturn!
29 Heinä 20199min
My Life in Guinea Pigs
My uneasy relationship with guinea pigs in four chapters.
24 Touko 20197min
My Life in Typewriters
Who would have throught that my experience with typewriters would touch on gender politics, boyfriends and the tyranny of the typo!
15 Huhti 201910min
Dear Lady in the Front Row Who Gasped
Strangers can validate you as a writer.
7 Helmi 20194min
In Praise of Kitchen Gadgets
If you want a jolt of American ingenuity, go to Bed and Bath and Beyond and take in the splendor of all the kitchen gadgets.
17 Marras 20189min
The Banana Incident
I felt the tightening grasp of the humble banana. It had the potential to scuttle a promising friendship.
6 Marras 20187min
