Something To Write Home About
A band I love, the Trashcan Sinatras, are coming to town this summer. It’s the first time they’ve played here in more than a decade and I’m going, despite the fact that it’s probably been at least that long since I went to a club gig. I’m sure I can blend in with the university crowd still, right? Since I…
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I’ve been watching Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on Netflix. It’s a show where Jerry Seinfeld picks up some other famous comedian in one of many super cool classic cars, and takes them out for coffee. I’m not sure why I’m watching it, really; it’s just two people chatting, and sometimes something weird happens, but frankly, I’d probably laugh more…
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A friend of mine recently inherited a box of her mother’s letters. Her mother was an avid letter writer – sometimes three letters a day – and she kept carbon copies of all the correspondence she sent. Since she also kept all responses, the box contains a fascinating, two-sided story of her life. There’s something about putting pen to paper…
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One thing I’ve been trying to do with my writing lately is to set a playlist. It’s a trick I picked up from my friend Tudor Robins, who listened to Taylor Swift’s early stuff while writing her first big book, Appaloosa Summer. If you’ve read it, you’ll see how it’s a perfect fit – dreamy pop country, all about young…
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Okay, that may be overstating it a bit. But seriously, my husband has discovered audiobooks, and it’s been an exciting thing. I know, I know, we are a little behind the times. Better late than never! I’m not an audio person myself. I find it really hard to concentrate just by listening. I’m best at it in the car, when…
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I love a magazine. At one point – just after my first child was born – I think I subscribed to about 10 different titles. As you can imagine, with a newborn in the house, things did start to pile up. . Happily, before we got to hoarder levels, I discovered that I could nurse and/or hold a sleeping baby…
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