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 Nov 20197min
Open Letter to Peg Bracken
The I Hate to Cookbook, published by Peg Bracken in 1960, saved my mother’s life.
5 Nov 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 Juli 20199min
My Life in Guinea Pigs
My uneasy relationship with guinea pigs in four chapters.
24 Maj 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 Apr 201910min
Dear Lady in the Front Row Who Gasped
Strangers can validate you as a writer.
7 Feb 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 Nov 20189min
The Banana Incident
I felt the tightening grasp of the humble banana. It had the potential to scuttle a promising friendship.
6 Nov 20187min
