I wake, shivering in the wintry morning chill and craving tangerines. I reach for the bedside clock to check the time, snuggle deeper into the covers and curl the cat closer to me. “Be a love, Wasabi,… more →
Word Wenchbjevanael wrote 1 week ago: My crown of thorns in blasphemous proclamation doubles as a Christmas accessory, because that create … more →
Guy A. Savage wrote 4 months ago: “For the first time, I was in the presence of the greatest human vice. Nor have I ever, perhap … more →
Linda Aragoni wrote 4 months ago: Despite the cheap, yellowing WWII paper on which it was printed, Christopher Morley’s 1939 nostalgic … more →
Linda Aragoni wrote 8 months ago: The Egyptian is a fictional memoir of the life of a physician in the days of the pharaohs. The narra … more →
brevity wrote 11 months ago: Meghan Daum in the LA Times offers an interesting, somewhat deeper than most, look at the subject of … more →
The Word Wench wrote 11 months ago: I wake, shivering in the wintry morning chill and craving tangerines. I reach for the bedside clock … more →
The Word Wench wrote 1 year ago: “So. About Thanksgiving.” I’m on the phone with Harrison, making plans for her trip back to Cali f … more →
The Word Wench wrote 1 year ago: “Change is (sometimes) good.” – the Potrero Hill Gang (TPHG), 1996 “So, where’ve you been lately? … more →
The Word Wench wrote 1 year ago: I don’t hear the knocking at the door. Apparently, I don’t hear anything until that moment when I st … more →
The Word Wench wrote 1 year ago: I. I’m baring myself here, tits and all. One morning, I’m doing a breast self-exam for the fir … more →
The Word Wench wrote 1 year ago: It’s time to talk, Clare decided. And so she picked up the phone and dialed Ray. “And what the hell … more →
The Word Wench wrote 1 year ago: Lattes in hand, we’re heading out of the café on our way to the video store when George notices the … more →
The Word Wench wrote 1 year ago: It’s a crappy day at the office. Layoffs loom, my manager gives notice, and I’m passed over as her r … more →
The Word Wench wrote 1 year ago: It’s late Sunday afternoon and I’m watching Meryl Streep as Karen Blixen in Out of Africa. She’s doi … more →
The Word Wench wrote 1 year ago: “So?” I ask Zoe, as we sit down to lunch in the campus café. “Mmmmmm. Yeah. No. He said he’d call.” … more →
The Word Wench wrote 1 year ago: “So?” I ask Zoe, as we sit down to lunch in the campus café. “Mmmmmm. Yeah. No. He said he’d call.” … more →