Hydrangea Spectrum
Hydrangeas, dedicated to P.R. Newman, Sr.
Open Letter to a Developer: What Is “Local”?
A neighborhood meeting gone south, and the grumpy letter that sprang from it.
Best Word-Nerd Tattoo Ever
Some people are just cooler than we are. Lauren’s tattoo proves that she is in this category.
Jennifer Egan’s Poetweet Serial
I hope you’ve been reading novelist Jennifer Egan’s serial spy story on Twitter these past nine evenings. Last Sunday night, it began like this: The e-verse is not killing great writing; it’s providing more and more fascinating ways to deliver it. Last year I fell in love with Dan Sinker’s brilliant foray into serialized Twitter performance…
A Letter from Tennessee to Poland and Ukraine
A little tough love for Eastern Europe, from a Southern state that knows a little something about stereotypes and bigotry.
Guest Post—Launching into the Writing Life
Guest post by a young writer with a great deal of hustle.
Asiatic Lilies
People, “Gild the lily” is NOT what the man said! #Shakespeare misquotes
At Parnassus Books, a Community of Wordies
How Parnassus Books connects writers and fosters a literary community
The Greenery 