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 3
- 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
Envy is Ignorance
The waiter's tattoo said, “envy is ignorance.” I replied, “No, it’s a deadly sin.”
What Makes us Happy?
The cover of the June ’09 Atlantic Month features a radiantly happy young man and the promise of lessons on happiness from “an amazing 72-year study.”
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.
Desert Survival Rules - July
If you are awake at 6AM – go outside and do something. It may be your last chance for a long time.
Upside Down Immigration Blues
You don’t want to be caught overseas with an expired RR visa …
Truth and Stories
Stories are essential to our personal and collective development …
Desert Rain
Wandering in the hills behind our house I was startled when a drop of rain landed beneath my eye.
Michelle's Frown
The frown that nobody seems to have photographed made an indelible mark on my memory.
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.
Politics and Halloween
Ten year old Elizabeth Roess scored a victory for Halloween this year when she brought trick-or-treating back to Oil City, Pennsylvania.
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.
Finding Wyoming
Hiking out from the lakes, you can save a mile or so by taking the short cut where the sheep carcass used to be.
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 …
Wordsmith Interview with Crack the Spine
When I was ten, I won an essay contest sponsored by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. That’s when I realized I could write and I haven’t stopped since.
“Breathe Deeply, Read Widely.”