Monthly Archives: January 2011
Small stone #19
A faint rain whispers in the sand, and the workers chipping broken concrete from the wall across the street pause, sit in folding chairs, and sip steaming tea from steel thermoses as their head scarves and work shirts grow dark and limp. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for aContinue reading “Small stone #19”
Small stone #18
Gray-and-white cat lumped atop his felted, misshapen cat hut, like a little boulder in the moss. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Rest in peace, double space between sentences
I don’t know what sparked the recent surge in interest over the spacing rules between sentences, but there it is: we are asking ourselves once again which is correct, one space or two? I am weirdly old-fashioned in some ways regarding my approach to these things. I remember that when scholarly organizations first started switchingContinue reading “Rest in peace, double space between sentences”
Small stone #17
The wide, wet clouds far overhead like the surface of the sea from the ocean floor. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
And we’re back
Design crisis over. Everything on the blog should now look fine in both Firefox and Explorer. (Still don’t know about Chrome. Anyone care to check and leave a comment?) Now that I’ve been going through this design tweaking, though, I realize that the first anniversary of this website is coming up this weekend, so I’mContinue reading “And we’re back”
We interrupt these messages: Explorer (& Chrome) difficulties
This past weekend, I switched to a wider sidebar to de-clutter the info there, but apparently that’s causing problems in Explorer. (I use Firefox, in which the window displays just fine. Thanks to my dad for bringing the Explorer problem to my attention!) I’m going to tinker with my options over the next day orContinue reading “We interrupt these messages: Explorer (& Chrome) difficulties”
11-11: Memoir review (Elmer Kelton)
A short while ago I mentioned that I plan to read new types of books this year — eleven new categories of books, in fact — and so far, I’ve read a lot of graphic novels. Which isn’t really new for me, and which certainly isn’t on my list of eleven categories. But I just sneakedContinue reading “11-11: Memoir review (Elmer Kelton)”
Small stone #16
The ocher glow just above the treeline belies the desert sand in the air and the lighted city beneath it. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Small stone #15
In the background drone of my air conditioning, I almost failed to realize that the neighborhood children have stopped playing soccer in the street. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Samuel Snoek-Brown 