Long ago I used to write short stories. Now, not so much. But they are still important to me, and someday I’ll get back to writing, perhaps. And even if not, I can at least serve as an ambassador, right? This essay in the NY Times was great.

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or a little hungry, read this, will you?
Thanks to my favorite TucsonDaddy (who happens to be the father of my child, and the love o’ my life) for the link.

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Sweet web site.
Which leads me to ask…what are current household favorites? And what were some of your favorite books as a baby/kid/young adult?

Freight Train is a big hit around here right now, as are the usual suspects, Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny. Also a couple books about airplanes. Our friend Janet gave us The [...]

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Dan Savage’s current “Savage Love” column made me cry, um, a lot. The support he felt from his mom, his love for her…it’s a wonderful thing. All children deserve to be treated with such care and respect. And his theatre ticket offer at the end of the piece…okay, enough with the crying already.

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Just discovered this site and am quite in love with it. A very cool combination of things–the posts start with a personal story, then the author (a yoga teacher/writer) illuminates the opening anecdote with some yoga wisdom, and finally we are led through some yoga poses that tie everything together and give us a chance to practice [...]

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Many of you know our friend Richard.   If you don’t, you should read his book anyway just for the joy of it.  The book, “God’s Middle Finger”, is about his hair-raising adventures in Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountains.  
He’s giving a book reading/signing at Borders, 5870 E. Broadway, here in Tucson tomorrow evening, Thursday 3/20, 6pm. [...]

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full disclosure–this book is written by a good friend of ours, but he is also an amazing writer, and we promise you will love this read.
Here’s a blurb:
“This is exactly the book you’re hoping for when you pick it up: a
crazy, sprawling story so well-written, you can’t decide whether to
keep reading or go to Mexico [...]

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The seasonal lights abound. This weekend is the start of the Tucson Zoo’s annual “Zoo Lights”.  Lots of pretty sparkly things, hot chocolate, and Santa (so, yeah, it’s more “Christmas” than “Holiday”–but Santa-Christmas, rather than Baby-Jesus-Christmas). The event runs Thursday through Sunday evenings during the month of December, from 6-8pm. The animals aren’t on display [...]

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