Verbagram: (n.) A thingamajibber in which I make up for my crap food photography by telling you a story about the food in question. — A few months ago, this happened: Don’t quite understand it? It’s okay. It has taken…
Falafel, so plain Until fried in surprise form, Cooked like a doughnut. In other news, I am headed off this weekend to what promises to be a most rewarding writing retreat. Aside from the great editors and agents I’ll get…
Today in southern California, it’s brisk with a stiff breeze. If I closed my eyes I could imagine myself back in a New York fall again. The mountains are really busy, making a ton of clouds, which in turn are…
Our good friend Tim came to visit. We had a packed weekend that somehow managed to include some downtime on our couch and four episodes of American Horror Story, before it jumped the shark. It was fantastic. It also gave…
…Okay, I have a confession. I’ve never used Instagram. And I’ve never had even the slightest urge to. Partly this is down to the fact that I know I take crap pictures. Also, I have no desire to make my…
