Poetry and short prose, and maybe a few opinions about writing. Just before I walked into the room. It felt like I had already been there. And I already knew what he would say. And he said exactly what I thought he. Would say in the same way I thought. The sunlight was streaming across the piano. Just like I thought it would. And the same TV commercial was. I stood motionless taking it all in.

What will I write about next? Our dog and her backyard. Spring is settling into the backyard of A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. The property must be lapped. The spring theme over a buffet. The first boat of spring floats my spirits. Just imagine if your family beat down your dream at every .

The First Thin Ray of Christmas. A Pilgrim Makes Some Progress. This guy should write a book. Is the sibling who was mean to you in this courtroom today? The boys are playing nicely together. Grab the camera! Of course, nothing gold can stay. The giggly roughhousing turns sour when somebody catches an elbow.

The Return of the Modern Philosopher. Deep Thoughts from the Shallow End of the Pool. Time To Take A Much Needed Dump Run. Summer in Maine means yard work, Modern Philosophers. If I want to keep The House on the Hill looking top notch, I have to get my hands dirty working on the Great Lawn and the Side Gardens.

Writing and Life by David Ben-Ami. Best of Fiction All Day. How To Write With A Day Job. What We Forget While Writing. What Do You Listen To As You Write? Sundays in the Fall. 11 Pieces of Advice From Writers. Take Out Your Headphones And Look Around. Every morning at 8am, to the lawyers in their five-thousand-dollar-suits, to the students of Georgetown and GW carrying backpacks and hangovers, to the groups of moms out walking wi.

Learn To Walk Before You Can Run. I started a new job today and, as is often the case with starting a new job, I was a bit bored.

A black cat decided to have kittens in our yard early this spring. We felt responsible for them since it was in our yard and we cared for them, house trained them, and found homes at the end of April. The same black cat! She had a new batch of kittens just four months after giving her last litter away. If I had money, I could rent a trap and have her spayed.

Dana, over at m.