Well, you guys must be a bunch of woman-singer-lovin folks, b/c thanks to Baby Smiling from “Baby Smiling in Back Seat” guessing correctly that Friday’s lyric was from “Different Drum” by Linda Ronstadt, you guys (really gals, b/c it was an all-woman mow down) managed to pull off a perfect week with a final score [...]

a yearlong diary in three-line poems by Jeff Rogers, day 218 Gentle Waking Firm warm contact with Elise’s back all along mine. Morning light easing through curtains from balcony to my slow-opening eyes. To awaken always to a world so gently arranged.

a yearlong diary in three-line poems by Jeff Rogers, day 217 Just a Little Taste of Hangover After our cleanse little drinking for weeks and weeks; now Michigan State on Irish bar TV Followed by fruity drinks packed-in chattin’ with patron Frank at Tiki Ti. Morning comes Desert-mouthed and woozy, a little weak on the [...]

I was actually supposed to go to the East Coast this weekend, but never got my act together, so now I’m staying in town and really looking forward to a girls night out and a baby shower with friends. I hope you guys have fun weekend plans, too, but before you get to them, don’t [...]

a yearlong diary in three-line poems by Jeff Rogers, day 216 Awake Before the Alarm Is it possible to sleep when you’re trying to sleep? When you know the alarm Is on its way? Perhaps it’s meeting the delicate challenge of letting go, a willed Careless release from care, letting yourself sink without clutching the [...]

. another substitute blogumn by Joe Rusin FIERCELY ANTICIPATING Nothing I’ve got nothing.  Last week Ryan Dixon used his one phone call from a Georgia Correctional Facility to ring me up.  He asked me to 1) bail him out and 2) cover his Fierce Anticipation column again.  I refused the first (who’s got the time [...]

Hey guys, for those of you who have asked offline about the current mood status, I’m anxious and still have trouble sleeping because I’m completing the last third of my rough draft and worried about the upcoming release of my novel. If I were being truthful, I’d leave the anxious photo up all the way [...]

Well, despite my ringing condemnation earlier this week, my SIL, angela decided to guess correctly that yesterday’s lyric was from “I Try” by Macy Gray, and now you guys are staring down a perfect week. Can you do it? Let’s see! We’re concluding our Women’s History Month challenge with 70s or 80s Friday. Okay, this [...]

The french may have way more quality of life and miles better maternity leave than we do, BUT they also have to put up with McDonald’s hawking them cheeseburger-size macarons. So eat it, France! Click on the pic for more details. [Source: Gawker]

I have just returned from a trip to the annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The fair is set up so publishers from all over the world can and show off their new titles, hoping to sell the rights to publishers in other countries, as I understand it. It was kind of like Comicon, in that [...]