Monthly Archives: July 2018

New Flash Fiction: ‘Didn’t even leave us a message.’

This article about an octopus breaking free from the National Aquarium of New Zealand came across the wire long ago, and I couldn’t resist reading. I also couldn’t resist stealing the first line and quoting the last to create a … Continue reading

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Where I’ve been.

On road trips and deep in thought. And you? I can’t claim this photo as my own, but I was with my son when he took it. (This view went on for miles.)

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Tiny Essay: Fruit on the Vine

At first weedy and full of needles unseen, it’s easy to mistake the raspberry bush for a nuisance, the way it pushes through the neighbor’s fence uninvited and spreads woody roots across your tiny garden space, shading the basil, threatening … Continue reading

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