The Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
Take an hour away from binge-watching advertisements and enjoy the exquisite documentary Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, just released on PBS’s American Mast...
Take an hour away from binge-watching advertisements and enjoy the exquisite documentary Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, just released on PBS’s American Mast...
An Attempt at Humor
I have this crazy thought.It’s a poem.Maybe.Or a novel.Perhaps.Of things I want to do— to you —Or just a picture of a day.No, it wouldn’...
This morningThe geese called me, wake!to look at the palest pinksand blues of grey dawn This morningwispy steam risingmy teacup counsels, patiencenow is the wai...
Each day another wonder sprouts. Yesterday it was daffodils. Today it’s forsythia, magnolia, cherry blossoms, and dandelion.
Yesterday I spotted a valiant, optimistic beauty in my lawn. The crocus uses what time it has, when it can. It must. Today it still reached for the sun. Therefo...
Sun shining over the hill and through my window, slowly climbs down the wall. The calico sleeps and purrs after breakfast, half on the book I was reading. There...
This weekend I drove a 2006 Toyota Prius into a ditch. The snow began falling around 11:00. About an inch inch lay on the road, atop ice. The first few flakes h...
Despite all evidence to the contrary, it is possible to use adverbs on road signs. This month’s additional practice is to not like anything on the Interne...
How many others in this party scene need a social lubricant?
There’s something about the smell of fresh ink. Each time I enter a bookstore, I pick a book from the shelf, riffle the pages, and bury my nose in it. Ink...
Hi, I’m Will. I suffer from word count envy. I marvel over the seeming quickness of pen and flow of words of prolific authors, and envy that apparent eas...
Netflix noticed something strange and unexpected among users of their video streaming service: they would watch all of the available episodes of a series before...
Everyone suddenly burst out singing; And I was filled with such delight As prisoned birds must find in freedom, Winging wildly across the white Orchards and dar...
I didn’t hit publish on my latest until after midnight, so it looks like I missed two days, not one. I could fudge the record by back-dating posts, but I&...
I don’t believe in ghosts or demons from the deep. Then again, I don’t not believe in them either. There’s insufficient evidence for canals on...
Twitter and smartphones have changed the art of citation on the Internet. It’s not enough to quote something and to link. A picture must also be included ...