Tag Archives: cleaning

What Did You Just Call Me?

Tonight at dinner, Mike said: “I didn’t realize I was married to a little Martha Stewart!” Before him sat a plate of warm, crisp crab cakes, buttered and salted corn on the cob and a steaming, fluffy-centered baked potato, so … Continue reading

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The Ten-Year-Olds.

The other night, Mike said something that really made me angry: “We have to stop living like ten-year-olds.” We were in the process of cleaning the house which is never a good time. I don’t like cleaning all that much, … Continue reading

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The New Year, Part II.

I am always telling my creative writing students that not all stories have happy endings. In fact, many of my most favorite pieces of short fiction do not end well. Though most of my own fiction isn’t the feel-good kind, … Continue reading

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