Overheard: “Mom, I Can’t Say THAT!” Subtitle: Gavin and Valentine’s Day
Friday, February 12th, 2010 Posted in Current Events, Family, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »Ah, Valentine's Day. What torture. And when did it become almost exclusively about candy? I'm reminded of one of my favorite comments made by Jigsaw Jones eleven years ago in The Case of the Secret Valentine. Jigsaw has just made an unnerving ...
Poetry Friday (Thursday Edition): Kristen Wiig reads from “the early poems” of Suzanne Somers
Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Posted in Around the Web, Fun Clips | 1 Comment »I'm loving Poetry Friday. I hope the head honchos let me into the club -- I so need to be included in "the roundup." I actually have a pretty strong collection of slender volumes of verse from my days in ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #76 (Tuesday Edition)
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in Fan Mail, Uncategorized | No Comments »A few things first. 1) This is my 400th post since I started this massive distraction blog back in May 2008. Wow, that's an average of 3.67 blog posts per day! Oh, wait . . . 2) I'm heading off to Seneca ...
Stories Behind the Story: The Case of the Class Clown
Sunday, February 7th, 2010 Posted in Jigsaw Jones, the writing process | No Comments »A while back, I got a surprising phone call about this book: a group (legitimate, apparently) named Arts Power wanted to turn it into a musical. Okay, great. And so they have. I have not seen it, though I did have ...
Overheard: “It’s Cadbury Egg Season!”
Friday, February 5th, 2010 Posted in Family | No Comments »My wife is attuned to earth's natural rhythms, the first buds of Spring, of planting and, later, the summer harvest. When the season is ripe, Lisa loves to go out to pick apples, strawberries, raspberries, whatever's in season. She'll even ...
What I’ve Been Working On: A Brief Sample
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in A Pirates Guide to First Grade, Justin Fisher Declares War!, the writing process | 6 Comments »In college I had a teacher, Dr. Pat Meanor at Oneonta, who said something that I've always taken to heart. He said if you want to write, then you had better shut your mouth. Don't talk about it. Otherwise all ...
Join me on the “MARCH TO FIFTY!”
Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in Family | 3 Comments »Yes, it's my birthday today, February 1. I'm an inglorious 49. Which means that I am now embarking on a fun-filled, yearlong journey to fabulous 50. Cocktails included! I invite you to join with me in the celebration. You don't need ...