Well, quite a week. Spoke to high school students, librarians, firefighters and fire inspectors, islanders, a tow truck driver, an auto mechanic, and a rental car agency. Still in the…View post

Oh sure, a Pulitzer would be nice. Or a Nobel, or a National Book Award, or a MacArthur Genius Grant. But I got this:   The liner in question: “If you…View post

I tend to write like I talk, which is closer to my boots than my brain. As such (and despite the loving care of any number of despairing editors), I…View post

I just hit send on a project that was two years overdue. Or three. Maybe four? I don’t remember. I just remember being on the phone with my agent when…View post

From the Department of Good Question, I Ask It Often Of Myself! comes the following quote, taken from the comments section of a column I wrote: “Who is Michael Perry…View post