I’ve got a new essay, “Home Range,” in the spring/summer issue of South 85 Journal. If you’ve launched a kid into the world and/or lost a parent, you might relate. Here’s a taste: The summer my mother crossed out of our lives, my son and I hit the road. It was 2021, a year of… Continue reading »
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July 2024: Uncatalogued
An impromptu trip with an old friend to explore the T.S. Eliot/Emily Hale archive at Princeton University, my alma mater.
October newsletter: Five little pumpkins
This month, I get a little nostalgic—but only a little—about some of my family’s old seasonal faves. Ooooooo went the wind and out went the light….
Newsletter alert!
What I’ve been up to lately, plus a photo of some amazing double-cherry blossoms from Congressional Cemetery, one of my favorite neighborhood haunts. Happy spring!
Book event: Virginia Festival of the Book Shelf Life series
Thanks to the Virginia Festival of the Book for inviting me to talk about CLUTTER: AN UNTIDY HISTORY with my good friend Meredith Hindley as part of the festival’s excellent “Shelf Life” series. WATCH IT HERE. On January 12, Jennifer Howard discussed her book, Clutter: An Untidy History, an expansive assessment of our relationship to the things… Continue reading »
