I'm just writing poems, that's all. Or 'poems,' in some cases. That's why there have been no blog posts, in case you hav...

You know how everyone says you shouldn't complain about being busy, because by doing so, you just 1. imply that everyone else could no...

Poem 4 . Today's stats: 10 open slots for student appointments 0 students signed up for these appointments (where ARE they?) 3 ou...

That's right, it means poems. Here's my first installment . And here's my poetry compatriot Lynn's . Frankly, I'm ...

What made it good: 1. two workouts 2. good oatmeal for breakfast. The best, really. 3. great consults with students in the Student Writi...

This evening, I spent some time revising a thing I had to write . Specifically, I added examples, broke up dense sentences and paragraphs, t...

1. Make sure your salad is first rate to begin with. I recommend your finer greens with a solid heap of arugula, blood oranges, fennel, cele...

[after Jim Harrison, ' Where is Jim Harrison? '] She woke up, checked every ache, drank water, slept again. She stripped the shee...

It's 11:45 p.m.: Me, calling from the other room: Sweetie? It's 11:45. The historian: [ who has been watching television strok...

FACT: yesterday, I had to drive across the valley, and back, three times. THREE. FACT: there is yard work to be done, house work to be don...

1. a croissant for breakfast 2. to fall asleep instantly 3. a better book to read 4. to dial it right back to spring break when things we...

This morning I drove across the valley to have breakfast first thing with my daughter and two granddaughters. Bruiser was a little more anxi...

Dear my tidier desk, Because spring break was so restful and yet so productive, yesterday I found myself with enough time to remove the fo...

I ran across Frank X. Gaspar 's book Night of a Thousand Blossoms  at my friend's house a few years ago. I read a few poems and like...