Today was finally a hot summer August day, which we here in Seattle have been yearning for. I was changing Carter’s diaper after his very long and probably heat induced, afternoon nap. A fun game for Carter when I change his diaper is for him to touch any emblem that might be on … [Read more...]

Though several of my friends have cats, not one of them has actually ever purchased one. You don’t need to. They just show up. Like dandruff. And like dandruff, when they disappear, it’s not a very noticeable absence. Not like, say, your garage is missing or even your vacuum … [Read more...]

When my alarm clock beeps I whack it with my hand and wait for my dog. She walks from her cozy canine blanket at the foot of my bed to join me on my pillow. I make our morning snuggle time quick and leap out of bed before she can dole out “morning thunder”, that predictable first … [Read more...]

Recently, my Muse decided to go on strike. Alarmed at my dearth of words, the ones as a writer I rely upon, I do some checking and sure enough--there's my Muse, picketing the corpus callosum, that creative center of my brain. "So what's the deal?" I ask my Muse. "Why are you … [Read more...]