I like to imagine what he might think about the world today. Not that I knew the guy, it’s just an interesting exercise.
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the road
You’re driving out of California and trailing a storm, the road still wet from the rain that passed ahead of you. The backroads you take to get from your small town to the big interstate are covered in mud, having recently been under water.
The Pukening
Before we boarded the boat, signs were there that things might not go well.
Manifest Destiny’s Child
Clear cold water crashes against the craggy coast and sprays barking seals lazing on white beaches. Dramatic cliffs drop to sea level, giving way to farmland filled with avocados, strawberries and artichokes.
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2020 year in review
2020 year in review or, how I learned to dodge the ‘rona and love the laundry room JANUARY The year began like any other. Played some Wii, gave the dog…
the five stages of jigsaw puzzling
James and I have survived five months of sheltering in place and spending 24 hours a day together, minus trips to the grocery store and solo hikes. But will our relationship survive attempting to complete a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle over a long weekend? Let’s see!
my first seven jobs
The early years of my career literally kept me on my feet.
the year of the dog
2018 was the year of the dog. We said goodbye to Stella the rat dog and hello to Ripley the indefatigable.
rest in love Stella the Rat Dog (7.25.2004 – 10.14.2018)
Once upon a time, James quite unexpectedly brought home a stray dog. We named her Dali. For balance, I told James I’d bring home a dog of my choosing someday, and we’d all live together in a dog-centric version of the nuclear family.
DOGS! DOGS! DOGS!
Introducing the latest addition to the family, Ripley the terrier-poodle-chihuahua-pug-shih tzu. But who’s counting.
Del Boca Vista, 2014
You can’t keep us out.
unrelenting relevance
Here’s a play I wrote for the 2014 Dallas One-Minute Play Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater. BOULDER HOLDER by Crystal Jackson (GIRL is facing upstage with her shirt unbuttoned as…
this is not another think piece about THE LAST JEDI
Christopher Reeve was my first movie star crush (and maybe my first crush in general). As I watched him in Superman, I desperately wanted to connect to Margot Kidder’s Lois Lane…
quality of life
Relaxing = lying in a hammock with a rat dog sleeping on your chest. We had to take our 13.5-year-old dog Stella to the vet yesterday. A white spot appeared…