A perfect delineation of the differences between the parties
This story provides a perfect delineation between Democrats and certain elements of the Republican Party. One one side we have Maine’s Democratic State Senate candidate, Colleen Lachowicz, a social worker…
The Simpson’s opening credits in real life
The Simpsons have played an enormous role in my life, beginning with the excitement of the very first episode and extending to the moment that I realized that I had…
Best first sentence for a new story ever
More than a year after this story first ran, I have yet to find a better first sentence for a news story ever: A gay man tried to poison his…
The Reverse Nap
I’ve started a thing, and someday you’ll be able to say that you knew the guy who started the thing and remember when it started to become a thing. The…
Plans for the weekend? Why not join me, Jane Yolen and Stuart O’Nan for something I don’t entirely understand.
For anyone interested and in the area, I will be appearing at the Brattleboro Literary Festival this weekend along with an enormous assemblage of far more interesting and well known…
Plants can smell. Plants can see. Now plants are capable of evading predators and determining friend from foe.
I have always secretly hoped that someday we would discover that plants are just as sentient as animals, and as a result, the ethical vegans of the world would be…
Background TV sucks. It turns out it’s bad for kids, too. But mostly it sucks.
The song “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is about a couple who are struggling to stay together. In hope of salvaging their relationship, the boy reminds his girlfriend that regardless of their…
Add this to my job list. Not this.
Last week I wrote about the many career aspirations that I have when I finally decide to retire from teaching (which isn’t anytime soon). It’s recently come to my attention…
The Dutch cover of MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND is unlike any so far.
It’s been interesting to watch the different covers of MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND roll out worldwide as foreign publishers begin to release the book. With last week’s sale to…
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