Thanks everyone for your thoughts and poems so far. Swanny's observation about the contrast in the two friendships was a fresh insight for me especia...

Have fun Tookie!Welcome back Engee, Hobbit and Lilli... I will be away 7/10-14 at a convention. See you!

My Saturday mornings are usually tied up, but if you set a Writing Day in Chat over the summer, I would try to come if I could.

For Mother's Day my family took me to the Getty Center, an oasis of art, architecture, performing arts and landscapes in Los Angeles. In addition to e...

I agree -- that etiology (= a story about how something came to be) is really sweet! (Sidenote: Now that my son is taller than me he does not call me...