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”
Category Archives: writing
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.
Small stone #14
Wind whistles, birds cry. (found “stone”: these were the last words on screen as part of the closed-captioning of the first episode of the BBC series Wallander) 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 #13
This taxi smells of sandalwood and upholstery dust, an undertone of engine grease and sweat. The vinyl dashboard is shades of beige and taupe, and a cassette protrudes from the tape deck. All this so like my own string of tired cars on our long commutes to school back in my undergrad years. I’m participatingContinue reading “Small stone #13”
Because the abyss can wait….
I love blogs that lead me to other blogs. Soon, I won’t have time for books! I was reading a post at Literary Rejections on Display about fantasy rejection letters from a fake literary journal (I had this idea way back when I worked at American Literary Review–why didn’t I get to work on thatContinue reading “Because the abyss can wait….”
Small stone #12
Watching time wheel past in wild fast-forward, shadows spinning in the trees, I feel grounded and profoundly still. 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 #11
Soft morning drizzle in this desert city settles everything into a cool, quiet reverence. Even the tires in the street are hushed, like slippers in the dew-grass. Alhamdulillah, rain has come. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for moreContinue reading “Small stone #11”
Small stone #10
My coffee steams through an open window into the milky gray of the morning fog. 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 