Monthly Archives: January 2010

Solstice = return of the light? It’s still DARK.

I know the light is returning, but I don’t see it yet. It’s cold, damp, and dark in the Pacific Northwest right now. I want to huddle by my own fireside, but I don’t have one any more. I should … Continue reading

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Home-buying on the rebound: bad idea

I closed the sale of my beloved home on December 11, and thought I’d be perfectly happy floating for awhile. Wrong. I hate living out of a few boxes. I’m already itching for a new love. Need that warm cozy … Continue reading

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Living out of a few boxes ain’t so easy.

All my stuff is in a storage unit except for: 2 suitcases, 2 boxes of files and office stuff, a box of random kitchen & bathroom stuff and a box of books. Oh, and the laptop on which I write. … Continue reading

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I’m not the only writer living out of her car…

The current issue of The Atlantic Monthly has a piece by Sandra Tsing Loh, “On Being a Bad Mother,” which features a description of her “mobile home” – a paper-filled Volvo station wagon: I am bad because after a domestic … Continue reading

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