The 30th of the month is always and forever my turn up. So, if you are curious about my December, read on for What Was on My . . . Agenda: Vals—a tiny village in the alps, on the other end of Switzerland. Reached only after 5 1/2 hours on the train, passing through one valley … Continue reading
The 30th of the month is always my turn up. So, if you’re interested in how my November looked, read on for What Was on My . . . Agenda: Newton, Kansas, my hometown. Nightstand: Tom McNeal’s Far Far Away, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women, Bruno Bettelheim’s The Uses of Enchantment, and Mary Oliver’s New and Selected Poems, … Continue reading
The 30th of the month means that it is my turn up. So, if you’re dying to know what I’ve been up to during October, read on. What Was on My . . . Agenda: The Sahara, the road of the caravans, a rendezvous with a camel, and Marrakesh. Tent’s Carpet Floor: Elias Canetti’s The Voices of Marrakesh and Edith Wharton’s In … Continue reading
Agenda: Four days in Paris, steeping myself in all things bookish. A children’s literature ‘salon.’ The home of Victor Hugo. Gawking at Gothic with Cher, Trixie & Mo Willems, Tioka Tokedira, and Mina Witteman. Dining out with writers Claire Merle, Anne Nesbet, and Amy Plum. Nightstand: The usual cluttered pile, including Kathi Appelt’s The True Blue … Continue reading
Agenda: Switzerland’s 712th birthday. My first ‘Combat de Reines,’ a sort of bovine girl fight to determine who is in charge of the herd. Guests galore. And, 4 straight days confined to my office, teaching myself WordPress. I even learned to write a bit of code, if you can believe that. Desk: Saving St. Martha’s, … Continue reading
Agenda: A week in New York City. A week in Vermont, first in Montpelier for an alumni retreat at Vermont College of Fine Arts, and then at Shelburne Farms for an intensive writing weekend. If that wasn’t enough, 48 hours after I arrived home, my family and I sprinted through France for 6 days, stopping … Continue reading
