Pete Sutherland and Oliver Scanlon; two thirds of Pete's Posse. If I could locate the source, I'd link back to the photographer's site; this is a spectacular portrait. Elizabeth and I started dancing two months before she picked up her... Read more →

Migration to the sixth floor commenced at the beginning of February. At the end of day three, the paralegal’s shredder ate the Fire Marshall’s Maximum Occupancy notice. Human Resources, Desktop Support, and Application Technology sat two to a cube. Office... Read more →

I had a dream last night that my book tested positive for COVID. I was extremely irritated but I rolled over and went back to sleep. In unbound galley format, it made a few calls, scheduled a handful of dubious... Read more →

I was recently asked to explain an employment gap, which makes sense because I do have an employment gap. Short of exchanging a wage earning job to take on the 24/7 job of parenting from the home or taking an... Read more →

I didn't want any of it, and yet, here it is. At least the EIN didn't cost me anything. Filing with the State of Vermont, for those three letters after my name was $150 which beats NYS with a stick.... Read more →

On Thursdays, at 9:46pm the alarm on my phone scared the shit out of me for exactly one second. Maybe less. I might have lowered the volume but that would have defeated the purpose. On Thursdays, fourteen minutes before bedtime... Read more →

I am permitted to be helpful in ninety minute increments at the Lawrence Memorial Library. But just Thursdays. For some reason it was decided that I would begin with the shelving of books, as if the shelving of books might... Read more →

Twelve years ago I tried to answer a question I considered binary; yes or no, right? I had to think about it for a while but eventually said, yes. And then promptly forgot about it. Periodically the question popped into... Read more →

Sincerest apologies to Jillian Lund as I've selected an image with a CLEAR copyright indication. I'm hoping she, and or Picture Puffin Books will consider it honest advertising and forgive me. Coolest book ever. Amazon tells me the grade level... Read more →

Rachel sat at her desk wondering when, exactly, her baby brother became something she didn't understand. Sometimes the disconnect was extraordinary, as if he'd slipped and let some part of that alien human loose in front of her. The result... Read more →