by Daisy | Nov 30, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
Of the three Buff Orpingtons in our flock, two of them look like this: But here’s the third one: They are 19 weeks old and supposed to be all hens. No eggs yet so I can’t tell from that. The rooster-y one is the same size as the other “hens,”...
by Ivory Soap | Nov 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
There is no muse. The End. Just kidding. But it’s true. What we writers experience as “The Muse” is a sense of accomplish-ing. Past tense accomplishments only feel good for about five minutes, or weeks, or months. But, eventually the happy wears off....
by Daisy | Nov 25, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
Pleurisy root. Milkweed. Butterfly weed. asclepius tuberosa. The same plant that hosted monarch butterflies and bees this summer is getting uprooted. Not to worry, I have plenty to spare. I’ve learned that, in addition to being the plant for monarchs, butterfly...
by Ivory Soap | Nov 24, 2009 | Fencepost, Flops
This is Ivory’s soymilk maker. She got it for her b-day from her very understanding parents (a physicist and accountant who poured years of enrichment, travel, and 16 semesters of college/grad school into a child that currently takes great joy in goat poop and...
by Ivory Soap | Nov 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Everyone has a ‘process’, but it starts with an idea. 1. Ideas for my books are always one to three words: A Ballet. A Train Ride. Day at the Beach. 2. Once I’ve settled on a subject, I decide if my main character a boy or girl and figure out what...
