For Rebecca, 31 December, 2008

The other night I ran into an old friend who now lives in China. Within minutes of saying hello Becky chastised me for not writing on this blog more frequently. My first reaction was internal and was something to the effect of: Wow, I can’t believe someone...

Did I Tackle Your Christmas Tree?

When I’m at a party and people find out that I write stories, their usual response is, Oh that’s nice, and then they quickly turn and talk to the nearest person other than me.  Apparently writing is about as interesting to the average person as my...