spoony driftwood

A few weeks ago, I attended a poetry slam - my first one since leaving college. The attending group were different from the normal cohort ...

The Earth has spun again, and I am no longer waiting for the summertime. The summer is upon us. The temporary job that I referenced in my ...

Dear Internet, You are full of interesting and piquant things to watch, listen to, and interact with. Some of your entertaining wares beco...

For my friend R. who is wonderful and requested photos of my new haircut . Yes, I took them with  a camera phone. At least there are no duc...

It was my birthday over the weekend. Though it is past, in honor of the day, I am directing you to  "Birthday Poem" by Paisley Re...

I can't get this song, "Anna Sun" by Walk the Moon, out of my head. I can't get enough of it. There is something so attra...

So I've been anxiously checking my email and this one website for an update to break the news to you all, but I can't wait any more....

If the title didn't give it away, I'm going to be talking about loquats! Do you remember about four months ago, when I first wrote a...

... and I continue to wait, getting up and checking my professional email only to find an inbox full of read messages. Confirmations that my...

I had already booted down my computer for the night when I remembered a request from earlier in the day by my sister, K. She "demanded...

Being unemployed -- again, as a cousin recently put it, being in "recovery" from the last semester of college -- has given me ampl...

I've had some spare time this summer, which I have spent in the yard gardening. I planted five loquat seeds last Thursday; they have y...