Dum Dum’s Double D’s
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The Care and Feeding of Longhaired Dachshunds: A User’s Manual
Don’t wander into your husband’s office weeks before your birthday and discover printouts of longhaired dachshunds on his desk. It’s supposed to be a surprise. Make … Continue reading The Care and Feeding of Longhaired Dachshunds: A User’s Manual
The Glasses
For Christmas, I gave my 13-year-old daughter a pair of glasses that look like something Alice found in Wonderland. They’re Sweet Tart pink, washed in iridescence, … Continue reading The Glasses
Quiche Cluster
I have a set of necessary essentials for a city: it has to have a good bakery, good coffee, a bookstore, and a good place to exercise. Bakery … Continue reading Quiche Cluster
Agnes Martin’s Retrospective at the Guggenheim, December, 2016
I could do that….Yeah, but you didn’t! Continue reading Agnes Martin’s Retrospective at the Guggenheim, December, 2016
Angel Dust
Angel dust. I was ten when I heard these words spoken by my mother, under her breath, in that scary tone she used to reference something … Continue reading Angel Dust
Listening for the Lotus
I don’t want to put away my white jeans. It’s still too miserable outside for faux fur jackets or anything black. In San Antonio, the heat … Continue reading Listening for the Lotus
Road Trip Wisdom
We’re driving my older daughter’s car from Texas to New York, packed with everything that she and her sister need for their freshman and sophmore years at … Continue reading Road Trip Wisdom
Chicken Tinga
Everybody in our family loves Urban Taco’s chicken tinga. This comes close… For Tinga: 1 chicken, roasted 2 pints cherry tomatoes (or any size–I use the cherry ones … Continue reading Chicken Tinga
Only Pasta
Mama Olga fashions a bowl from a simple mound of flour on the counter. I’m watching her out of the corner of my eye while listening … Continue reading Only Pasta
