I don’t do snippets well. I’m pretty adept with snippy, as my cafe regulars often remind me. But the language that drives social media — concise, artful, quippy — eludes me. So do the visuals. I think in essays and full-length books. This presents a challenge as I work to communicate with the next generation. […]
Chronic Hope
It’s 4 am, and I’m alone with a field of crickets outside my window screens, two dogs, one pressure canner, and 35 quarts of tomato sauce. It’s the week before Labor Day. Since 2011, I have a thing about canning tomatoes before Labor Day. It seems like we’re all learning special names that make our […]