
Swagger & Ink
Topics
- Academia 1
- Aging Angry 1
- Amanda Moments 2
- America 10
- Anger 2
- Chavela 1
- Cruelty 1
- Death 1
- Essay 1
- Family 5
- Inspiration 5
- Interview 10
- LGBTQ 1
- Marriage 1
- Narrative Inquiry 3
- Nature 3
- New Zealand 15
- News 1
- Poetry 20
- Publication 2
- Punctuation 1
- Recipe 4
- Review 22
- Short Story 5
- Signs 1
- Social Policy 1
- Teaching 1
- Teaching and Learning 1
- War 2
- Women 3
- Words 3
- Work 1
- Writing 3

Travelogue
I always or usually cry upon leaving New Zealand.

Overheard
I was awakened by a conversation …

Cab Ride, Dunedin
Cab drivers can be so irritable when kept waiting.

What didn't Happen
I just wanted some peace.

My Body My Home: Confessions of a recovering neurotic
Meandering through my home and compiling a list of summer projects I'm struck by the notion that I treat my house the same way I treat my 50-something body.

Upside Down Immigration Blues
You don’t want to be caught overseas with an expired RR visa …

A Holiday Rant
Before you realize what you’re doing she realizes you are staring at her. What do you say?

Books are Never Done
The essence of book is not a thing. It’s a process.

I Pledge Allegiance
I was pledging allegiance to my country. I could live with that.

Mizpah
I like purple, but that wasn't the reason I bought it.

A different kind of health care system
This week I received clear evidence that New Zealand does indeed have a different kind of health care system.

More Death and Funerals
It gets closer to home this week, when Bronwyn's husband passed away at age 48 from a kind of leukemia.

Death and Funerals

Story Weekend
People have told me how COLD kiwi homes could be, and they were certainly right!

Words, Words, Upside-down Words
Some Odds & Ends From New Zealand …

“Breathe Deeply, Read Widely.”