To My Aunt, on Her 88th Birthday

  I come from one of those large Southern families where titles like “Aunt” and “Grandmother” are often given like a knighthood. I say “given,” but they are earned. Usually through love. I was a lucky kid. I had a handful of...
Flat Stanley Comes to Visit

Flat Stanley Comes to Visit

Yesterday I had a special visitor. He could only stay for a day, since he had a tight schedule, but we packed a lot into his visit. Flat Stanley was curious about letterpress printing and book binding, so I taught him a few tricks.We went over the basics. Then Stanley...
My Kind of Relay (or, No Running Required)

My Kind of Relay (or, No Running Required)

So a writer friend of mine invited me to play along in this blog relay to discuss writing processes. It’s been going on since October, and I’m delighted to get in on this one. The idea is to answer a few questions about your writing, and then pass the...