Impressive. And Ouch.

My neighbor John was coaxed into cooking dinner this weekend by my roommate. I invited another friend along, as did he. The five of us sat down last night to an Italian feast John had spent all day cooking. {Sweet man. He started before 8 am and was still working...

On Writing: Editing a Novel

The Case of the Missing Ponytail It took me three years to complete a rough draft of my first novel, much of which I wrote under duress during a wicked breakup. Hot off the press, I sent the first copy to my father. {My dad has always been my writing inspiration, my...

Next Week: More Chairs

Community dinner #3 went off last night without a hitch. Actually, I think it was the most fun yet. I set up a create-your-own pizza and salad buffet and everyone made their own plate on their own schedule. It took a couple hours to prep the plates and bake yet...

Eggs, Toast and a Cup of Joe

Eggs: Not Even a Glimpse of Hillary Pie Ingredients: 4 eggs, whisked in a large bowl 1 cup milk 1 cup of cheese — I used a mix of feta and cheddar veggies of your liking — I used asparagas, broccoli and spinach that I steamed beforehand and a tomato for...

Modern Dreaming

Yesterday, we celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr., one of our country’s greatest leaders. I’m in no way a civil right scholar, but I would say if Dr. King were alive today, his dreams would probably include the following: ~ A dream of looking...