Nows and Forevers

Writer and human, born 10 years too late


  • When lights go out

    When do the lights go out? Driving around tonight, I wondered why there are so many holiday lights still out. It’s Jan. 5, for pete’s sake. This year it felt like the holiday lights were out earlier than usual — early November — and even just about two weeks after Christmas, at least half my… Continue reading

  • Best movie ending, ever

    Call me whatever you want, but I have used two movies as a litmus test for picking friends: Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire” and Whit Stillman’a “Last Days of Disco.” We can still be friends if you don’t like these two movies, but it’s gonna be harder. I have been a fan of “The Last… Continue reading

  • Thankful

    Back at work for the first time in two weeks and thankful for another year of telling stories, both the ones you see in my newspaper, and the ones you don’t. I’ve got a lot more in me. I have mixed feelings about the year just past, but I know that being allowed to make… Continue reading

About Me

Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.

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