Every journey begins with putting on your shoes. Or filling out an application for a scholarship to one of the best writing conferences in the U.S., and one of the few open only to women and those who identify as women. For the first time in my life, I won …
If you’ve read Blue Moon Vegetarian, you know why this photo depicts a milestone. If you’ve ever renovated a kitchen, you also know …
I love keeping track of oddities that pique my attention when I’m travelling, especially if there is wisdom or a note of …
On my mind tonight is my dear friend Ed McClanahan, much-beloved Kentucky author of such well-regarded books as The Natural Man and O The …
True to my promise to myself, in September, when I dove into the autumn’s writing work full on, I also started …
Tomatoes are poisonous. That’s what people once thought. Now we know they are good for all kinds of things from fighting cancer …
The words “blue moon” have a certain musicality to them. Poetic thanks to the assonant sounds making up their middles. We all …
Phil and I recently acquired a modern television set. We held off because neither of us is in the habit of replacing things until they’ve …
I loved doing this interview about Blue Moon Vegan. I have to tell you this was all on-the-spot. No interview questions in …
The magical second time around. Good for lovers and careers, but not so good for bank robbers. More bank robbers get away with …
If you’ve read Blue Moon Vegetarian, you know that I tried hard early in my and Phil’s relationship to learn to …
The time has finally arrived when I get to announce the release of my new cookbook Blue Moon Vegan! As you …
Seven of us. All women. All writers. Spanning the decades. Mothers, daughters, sisters, spouses, grandmothers. All but two strangers to each other. …
I think I go through it every year at this time. I don’t even know what to call it: shutting down, transitioning, …
I’ve spent the past two weeks with my aging parents, helping them navigate the here and now while trying to survive myself in …
The moment every writer dreads: turning on the computer to your most current project, only to find it missing, gone, vanished into the …
Well. I certainly had no idea that writing a cookbook would take so much time and effort. But it has, it does, …
Yesterday, I did indeed make gluten-free tortillas. I’ve come a long way since I got out of bed in the near-dawn at …
One look at the adorable rapture in this young girl’s face and you must have guessed that a post about today …
March 18 is Goddess of Fertility Day. You remember Aphrodite, I assume, from your high school mythology class. Turns out the favors …
In honor of National Heart Health Month, I hope you will take a moment and think about your ticker. Think about how …
I’m getting into this little habit of trying to post a recipe for each holiday, but President’s Day had me stumped until …
I don’t know exactly what happens to Phil when the San Francisco 49ers are in the play-offs. I can only quote myself …
