“When I wasn’t looking, the best things found me anyway.”

About Me

  • Desire Has a Credit Limit

    There was a time when I wanted everything. Unfortunately, this happened to coincide with the exact period of my life when I could afford almost nothing. I could walk through a store and find seventeen things I desperately thought I… Continue reading

  • A Conversation I Carry

    If your pet could talk, what would be the first thing it says? Mine speak in color. Every morning,I gather their sentences—little colored messages. A pale blue thoughtleft beneath a few feathers. And every so often,someone has something enormous to… Continue reading

  • The Books Were Innocent

    Have you ever regretted reading a book — which one and why? I had just poured myself a cup of coffee. Three days of peace and tranquility were behind me, and I was slowly crawling back toward civilization. I was… Continue reading

  • I Was Never Going to the Airport

    What’s the best and worst airport you’ve been to? I have never met a good airport. I have never met a bad one either. An airport is a door. Who stands in the doorway admiring the hinges? Looking through my… Continue reading

  • Terlingua Rain

    What’s the most annoying trope in books or movies? At 6:30, there was still a rainbow. Wendy snapped a picture through the windshield as they passed through Terlingua, headed to spend the weekend with friends about half an hour away.… Continue reading

  • Been There, I Have.

    If you could relive one year of your life, which one would it be? There are days I would borrow again. Afternoons I would linger in. People I would sit beside a little longer. Conversations I would listen to more… Continue reading

  • No One Was Watching

    What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done when no one was watching? I can neither confirm nor deny the events of this afternoon, but the evidence has been dealt with. There are moments in life when a person must face… Continue reading

  • Where the Past Still Blooms

    What’s something you do completely differently from how you were raised? Gosh, it’s been years since those old rules were made,The paint has all peeled and the memory delayed.No use in looking at how we were raised—Safe to say we’ve… Continue reading

  • Notifications I Actually Enjoy: The Sunrise and the Coffee Pot

    What are your favorite 5 apps on your phone? The coffee pot doesn’t ask permission to track my activity. The rooster requires neither Wi-Fi nor a subscription—and unfortunately has no mute button. The dogs don’t need location services to find… Continue reading

  • A Gallery of Unforgettable Sounds

    What’s the best thing you’ve ever found randomly on the street? The street stops being merely pavement that carries you to your next destination the moment a sound makes you stop. A guitar from the corner. A saxophone beside the… Continue reading