I saw our dear border collie Taj for the last time just a few days before we lost him--the same day, incidentally, I drove to Calistoga for four incredible days at LitCamp, where I met Pulitzer Prize winners and got to nerd out on fiction. Laurel graduated from her master's program in San Francisco. It has rained on us intermittently and the sky is one huge mood. May is always an insane time of year, the time of year that stories are planted. It's time for me to sow.
Oracle Fine Arts Review
I'm thrilled to share that a series of my 100-word stories have been published in the spring issue of Oracle Fine Arts Review, a wonderful journal published by the University of South Alabama, and edited by the force of nature that is Karie Fugett. (If you haven't yet, you really need to read "Needs a Miracle" in Hermeneutic Chaos Literary Journal. It's gorgeous.)
Cover art by Micah Mermilliod
Doodles from Keystone to Palm Springs
In two weeks, I've been from the Colorado snow to the Palm Desert. I've worn cowboy boots and biked with saddlebags. The clip of life does not slow down, and sometimes that's a good thing.
#doodles from the observatory downward
Got lost on campus. Ran a 5k in Santa Cruz. Contemplated Shabbat. And, finally, announced Play On Words' new partnership with Cafe Stritch! Can't wait to promote our next show.
#dibujo para Espana!
That's not a filter you're seeing: it's the lovely summer haze of Europe--waiting for us on the horizon.
#doodles for bikes and plants
The rainclouds are rare and beautiful. I hope they stay awhile.
#doodleaday: for the birds
The weirdest thing about working in a corporate office park is waiting for things to get torn down and rebuilt. We work in a liminal space. At least the birds will be okay.
#doodles: on flowers and buckets
NPR Live in Concert, I love you.
Current jam: "Carousel Ride," by Rubblebucket.
spring #doodles
Doodle themes include: jumpsuits (again), construction (still), Seattle, Adirondack chairs.
#doodles for swans and trees
The building where I work is surrounded in a sea of construction, which makes the bike ride to work a little more challenging. From my bicycle I can see the way these changes affect the local wildlife.
From bicycles to [St. Paul and the] broken bones, a week in #doodles
Today is the first day of spring. As of this week, we have some exciting new developments in the world of Play On Words. That, and I'm finally well enough to bike to work again, which makes my whole body sing.
#doodleaday: for Duddy
When a car reaches 100,000 miles, don't you expect confetti to pop out of its tires?
doodles which test my ability to draw
Eight weeks in to my doodle experiment, I realized I don't really know how to draw.
Sorry, Dad. I'll try again.
#doodleaday: nerf launch
Totally not intended as a phallic symbol, and yet:
#doodleaday: The power of Kleenex
Today's doodle: Kleenex vs. the forces of gravity. That, and I just realized today would have been my grandmother Alice's 89th birthday.
#doodles: rainbows and carnations
I biked through a rainbow this week. The days are getting longer. In my dreams I travel: to the coast, to Europe, to the moon.
#doodleaday: On lizards and ducks
Lizards, ducks, greenery abounds.
#doodleaday: Ecological romance
I suspect that the orchids on the windowsill are more than friends.
#doodleaday: On learning to evolve
I had a moment of cultural panic last night at the airport.
Blossoms of all kinds
February, you month of months, has truly started to look up. Here are some doodles from this week:
February 23: Admiring my scars.
February 24: I somehow scored a seat at the first ever #LeadOn conference for women in Silicon Valley, where the keynote was none other than Senator Hillary Clinton.
Our construction is surrounded in flits of pink.
That moment when your oatmeal boils over.
There were no doodles last week because Ryan and I were busy snorkeling, hiking, eating delicious Chinese and Hawaiian food, and enjoying time with my brother, sister-in-law and family on Oahu. Here are a few snippets:
Waimanalo, my favorite beach.
Wonderful meal with (l-r) Shelby, Josh, Keith, Ryan, Josh, Mrs. Ho, Steff, Mr. Ho)
Dinner in Waikiki--our last night.