THE CLAW Has Landed
It was a hot 1500 miles to Houston, Texas, but THE CLAW endures and so does its driver. As always, I learned a few things along the way. First, should you find yourself staying in Bloomington, [...]
On the Road Again
THE CLAW is on the road: From writers in Interlochen, Michigan to a composer/trombonist in Bloomington, Indiana to a poet in Fayetteville, Arkansas to a painter in Houston, Texas. Join me on [...]
THE CLAW Abides
I’m antsy and THE CLAW looks at me with a road-lust twinkle in her headlights, so I take her for a spin to the Volvo dealership. They’ve got something I want and it’s been a long time coming. THE [...]
How a Story Starts {and note to email subscribers}
Some days, it is just clouds: the way they gather and shift, bluster like words across my mind’s eye. What is the mind of a cloud? Other days, it is all tone: the way a certain image feels (it’s [...]
Post Script to Texas
I’ve never created an audio file before, but the voice came to me so strongly when I sat down to write this evening, that I got a notion to record the post. Blogger doesn’t allow [...]
An Open Letter to Texas
Dear Texas, Since it looks like we’ll be spending time together this fall, I thought I should introduce myself. You’ll know me first and foremost by my car, THE CLAW, which will cross [...]
Readying for The Lone Star State
I took some time this afternoon to finish Phase 1 of readying THE CLAW for the road. By now, I have the routine down and it starts at a local car wash where I make fine use of 75-cent power-vacs. [...]
An American Map by Anne-Marie Oomen
I have a confession: There are books I haven’t read. No, not those books; not those ones in piles on the coffee table, the ones we’ll get to eventually, the ones we’ve always intended to read but [...]
Taking Care of Business
About ten days. I’ve got about ten days before the long, hot drive to Texas (via Bloomington, via Fayetteville) and that means ten days to make use of speedy Internet, an on campus post office, [...]
