I’ve never been to Russ & Daughters, alas! I first read about it in Calvin Trillin’s classic TEPPER ISN’T GOING OUT, and was charmed and delighted to learn that it’s a real place. Since then, I’ve read Mark Russ Federman’s Russ & Daughters : reflections…
I love NaNoWriMo, don’t get me wrong. NaNo been berra berra good to me. I’ve completed the NaNo challenge (write 50,000 words in 30 days) several times, ending up with the rough drafts of a series of books. NaNo is invigorating and inspiring. All over…
A day late and a dollar short, but that’s me all over. Everybody’s saying Halloween is a pagan holiday, but it isn’t. It’s co-opted the good, clean pagan holidays, but the name “Halloween” is a corruption of All Hallows’ E’en (eve). Today is All Hallows’…
