Lately, I’ve had this quote from John Steinbeck’s CANNERY ROW stuck in my brain. It’ll probably be there for a good, long while, for a certain value of “good”. The mind darts like a chicken, trying to escape thinking even though thinking is the most…
Can’t brag, though. I bought a steamer bag of seasoned cod at the grocery and followed the directions. It was perfect and delicious. The only downside is that now the microwave smells like fish. I microwaved vinegar water afterward. I microwaved baking soda water, and…
The actual chickens aren’t funny in this book, but the book, as Jayne Cobb would say, is hi-larious. I was contacted by author Daisy Pettles (her real name is Vicky Phillips). Although we didn’t know it at the time, she’s a friend of a friend.…
