They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. That's not exactly what I think, but absence certainly can help put into focus the fondness that you feel. I've been in Chicago this week for the AWP Conference, so I'm absent not only for Valentine's Day but for my valentine's birthday.  Happy Birthday...

Blue is my favorite color, and it always has been.  In my writing I use the word "blue" often.  It seems to represent all that is. In this photo, for instance, of earth taken from outer space, the demarcations between land and sea, earth and sky, are impossible to distinguish.  Today's post is de...

New York's City Hall turned away hundreds of same-sex couples who showed up today to be apply for marriage licenses as part of a week-long national demonstration highlighting marriage inequality in the United States. The 12th annual 'Freedom to Marry' week sponsored by the organizatio...

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