A Day in the Life, PNW Edition
Sometimes people ask me, “What’s it like to live in Portland?” Well, if you want to love this city as much as I do, you’ve got to love rain. Today is a good example of that. Light sprinkle as I … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Life
Why so five minutes ago?
I’ve noticed a tendency in magazine articles (and these days blog posts) when they write about the past. I find that it’s all too commonly presented that we should be embarrassed about things that used to interest us. A couple … Continue reading →
And now, a political aside
All right. I’ve been trying and trying to think of something to talk about that would let me avoid politics, but to hell with it. I’m not going to get political on this blog often, if I can help it, … Continue reading →
Having Read, Read On
I think I’ve done a couple of tributes recently to influences who have passed on. This time, the influence is more personal. My father passed away early in the morning of June 17th. I could tell you how amazing my … Continue reading →
Whither Vampires?
When I was a child, if you mentioned vampires most people thought only of Dracula. Heck, to the kids at my grade school, Dracula wasn’t a name, it was a type of monster. They didn’t even know the word ‘vampire.’ … Continue reading →
Nine Printouts from Amber?
A few weeks ago I had the distinct pleasure of getting to hear Vonda N. McIntyre read her flash fiction story, “Misprint.” If you don’t want to take a minute to read it (though I suggest you do, it’s a … Continue reading →
Narratives in Real Time
Recently my wife and I went to see a Portland Trail Blazers game. We’d been living in Portland for about a year or so and we had yet to actually go see any of the local sports teams. Mind you, … Continue reading →
Sometimes in life, a cookie must fall
Yesterday I was putting away groceries, including double-layer Oreo cookies, one layer with normal filling and one layer with chocolate. I poured these cookies into our side-loading cookie jar and the last one hit the rim, bounced off the counter, … Continue reading →