Category Archives: road trips

The Road

Posted on September 12, 2011 by
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Not Quite Odysseus Yet

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

“There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.” Homer, The Odyssey    I’m heading out. Physically, I’ll be on the road Saturday morning to visit Dad down in the Ozarks. It’s a 10 … Continue reading →

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Throw me Thursday: Left foot. Left foot. Right foot. Right.

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

My Sicilianesque brother-in-law drives with two feet–left on the brake, right on the gas. He blames this on his Sicilianisness, and although I’ve never been to Sicily to watch any fancy footwork, I reserve reasonable doubt that a Sicilian Driving … Continue reading →

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Humans I crave

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

“Human isolation is terrible. We want to connect and figure out what it means to write. ‘How do you live? what do you think?’ we ask the author. We all look for hints, stories, examples.”  –Natalie Goldberg, Wild Mind I … Continue reading →

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Project Placement 5: Taos with special guest: The Give-away

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

I thought New Mexico would be flat and dry, lifeless, that the only movement along the wide expanse would be me and Wile E. Coyote chasing that blasted Road Runner. “Me-meep!” But it wasn’t like that after a while. The … Continue reading →

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Throw me Thursday: The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

I just thought of something. I’m going to try a routine. I know, it’s terribly out of character and I usually don’t stick to them, but I’m going to try just the same. I’ll call it “Throw me Thursday” and … Continue reading →

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Project Placement 3: The Quiet

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

I cannot sit with my children.  I cannot stay home day in and out cleaning bathtubs and hanging clothes to dry.  We become restive, smitten by the outside, romanced by adventure. It’s this part of summer, the late season quell, … Continue reading →

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A Taste You Hate

Posted on April 13, 2010 by

Exercise #5 from Old Friend From Far Away I couldn’t help it.  Car rides made me sick.  From the time I was first strapped in all wiggly and cooing, it wasn’t long until the nausea set in.  And since Mom … Continue reading →

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Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Posted on August 15, 2009 by

If you have ever ridden in the hatchback of a 1979 Chevrolet Chevette you must have been small, and you must have been me. What I remember clearly is someone having a great idea, the kind of idea that takes … Continue reading →

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