If I could only express how stunned and humbled and grateful I am for all the kindness and goodwill from my friends, family, coworkers, and total strangers, I think I’d feel better. I have so much going through my mind at all hours of the day and night, but it’s probably better not to regurgitate […]

What a fabulous weekend. Saturday night we saw “Brick,” kind of on a whim — I’d glanced at a Phoenix review but paid it about as much heed as any other piece of writing in that rag, so expectation-wise, my tabula was pretty rasa. Peppered with a mixture of home-grown vernacular and standard gumshoe lingo […]

Last weekend, I finally finished my long-overdue Christmas presents for the youngest Ingraham Dwyers. For Janelle, I adapted the “Butterflies Are Free” pattern from Stitch ‘n Bitch Nation into something kid-sized, and instead of the somewhat dippy-looking butterfly, I fashioned a small posy. The main yarn is Berocco Plush — incredibly soft. I’m just hope […]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about people in my life whom I haven’t been such a good friend to. Tauruses are supposed to have two main traits: stubbornness and loyalty (the latter of which could be a positive side effect of the former — I’m not sure). I can’t say I’m an exemplary Zodiacal […]

When I was a preschooler I had two imaginary friends, a sister and brother named Ausica and Ocho. They were so small no one could see them (except me, of course). Their main occupation was to travel around the world, and they would periodcially visit and tell me about their destinations: Spain, Ohio, Zanzibar, you […]