Webs
Not sure how well you can see it, but this little gal (I’ve decided) is a spider who seems to be spending the winter between the screen and glass of…
Read moreFrozen, Part Deux
Since some of you have asked, I’ve been trying to take pictures of our frozen Tundra up here. Our thermometer read about fifteen BELOW zero this morning, but it’s beautiful…
Read moreStill Fishin’
In honor of #tbt, here is a photo of one of “Spike” Kelderhouse’s old business cards. That is one big fish. We’re still pulling fish like this out of Chautauqua…
Read morePittsburgh Here I Come
The creative folks at Carlow University just did this beautiful poster about my upcoming talk, next Wednesday, October 29th, from 4-5:30 in Aquinas Hall on the Carlow campus. This won’t…
Read moreBook Groups
Although not always, this blogging thing sometimes feels a little too “one-way.” Which is one reason I’m very excited to join book group discussions. If I’m able, I will meet…
Read moreThe Agony and Ecstasy of Memoir: Book Talk at Carlow University in Pittsburgh
Grandbaby Lola is surprised, but I’m getting used to the wonderful support I continue to receive from my alma mater, Carlow University, and specifically from Ellie Wymard, Director of the…
Read moreThoughts on the epigraph
Not to be confused with epitaph, epigram, or epithet, in literature, an epigraph is a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component. I…
Read moreThrowback Thursday
A picture of one of our annual Maple Springs Labor Day parties is included in the photo gallery in my book. But thanks to Shirley Nook, I just got my…
Read moreVery Cool Cover
The wonderful people at SUNY Press have just released their new fall catalog related to New York Studies. They made their cover from the same picture that is on my…
Read morePenguin!
Had a terrific book signing at the Penguin Bookshop in Sewickley on Tuesday night. So grateful to Susan and Mary for having me down. Ellie and Buddy Wymard came –…
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