Relationships and Going Places
Wanted: Celebrity Parents
I am seeking a new mother or father — preferably one who hosts a popular TV show (think Oprah … any of the ladies on The View … Regis before he leaves) on which he or she can plug my newest book. You know what I mean more »
The Diary: Three Centuries of Private Lives at the Morgan Library
For centuries, people have turned to private journals to document their days, sort out creative problems, help them through crises, comfort them in solitude or pain, or preserve their stories for the future. "The museum is noted for its holdings of manuscripts, sketches, letters, drawings, and other items that speak to the creative mind at work" more »
Worn and Wrong Parts; A Tale of Black Ice, 'Possessed' Water Closets and Bird Seed
I washed and dried a load of towels to have ready and waiting for the next chapter of Man vs. Toilet. I’m comfortable in the knowledge that if I had found myself living alone with a misbehaving toilet, I am reasonably certain my repairs would have included chewing gum and vegetable shortening covered with at least 15 yards of duct tape more »
The Question of Downsizing and The Three Deer
What if your ectoplasm ends up hovering over a squabble about whether to sell or store your maternal grandmother’s wedding present? What if no one has any interest in my prized first edition of Wallace Stegner’s collected short stories complete with a long inscription? So what, if no one wants that little nude? I forgive them if they donate all those watercolors I did of barrier island scenery after visits to Cumberland Island. more »
