There is nothing better than when someone kind and deserving gets great news. And yesterday, that someone was none other than Jim Tomlinson (here is his flash Flights, which was in the issue of SmokeLong I guest edited), who won the Iowa Fiction Prize. His winning collection will be published in the fall of 2006. Congratulations, Jim!
The Book of Laney
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Couple of things: Have been making my way through the Word-by-Word archives. Jordan is a fantastic, empathetic interviewer. She exudes such warmth, passion, and love of the written word. Yesterday, I listened to her with Louise Erdrich when I was eating my lunch. Found this gorgeous essay at AGNI: What I Know, What I Don’t by Kerrie Kemperman. It has this absolutely fantastic line … Read More
Across from the end of my street is a small pond, which is nearly empty of water by the end of summer. I hadn’t thought much lived there other than frogs and mosquitoes, but now I know that I am wrong. It seems two (one of our neighbors saw them, this is how I know two) beavers have set up shop in the pond … Read More
And what, you might ask, is this a photo of? Well, my friends, it just so happens to be one of my favorite Christmas presents–the amazing Tush-Cush. Like most of you, I am at my desk for many hours each day, and when I am I sit in a hardbacked wooden chair. Allen Dean hates my chair. Thinks it looks uncomfortable. Thinks I need … Read More
Happy New Year
It is quite cold in my house as we wait for the snow to begin falling. So cold that my hands are having a hard time typing this message. I need fingerless gloves and a quill and a candle dripping wax. We are quiet on New Year’s Eve. If we get together with friends, it’s usually just a small gathering. But tonight, it’s just … Read More Happy New Year
Vajrabhairava and Consort
The MFA Boston was packed to the rafters yesterday and while crowds displease me, this one made me sort of happy. I’m delighted to see that there are so many people out and about to look at art–and Friday isn’t even the free day! So we went to see the Ansel Adams before it closes. I enjoyed the older photos and was taken with … Read More Vajrabhairava and Consort
A couple of days ago, my dear friend Ellen directed me to an astrology site where I could put in my sign and that of my partner and see if we were a match–and it turns out that we are. But I did not need this site to tell me (though it was reassuring that it did) that he is the love of my … Read More
I have only a few things to say: * Went to see the Ansel Adams exhibit today at the MFA in Boston. It was packed out with many people who wanted to be there but who didn’t actually want to see. I felt frustrated–like in the Louvre when everyone is crowded around the eensy Mona Lisa. She’s so small and delicate, after all. Give … Read More
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