Here’s a large, fat marmot that came up onto the second-floor balcony the other day.  He remained in this pose, pensive or possibly praying, until someone came out of their room unexpectedly, at which point the marmot gave a piercing shriek and headed for the hills.  Apparently he lives under one of the buildings. Taos […]

I’m up the mountain for the 2015 edition of  Taos Toolbox, where we’ve just done the first round of critiques for some talented new writers. Posts may be on the rare side for the next couple weeks.  

The Clarion workshop’s annual Write-a-Thon is underway.  First, you go to this page, and then you either write, or you sponsor, or both. The money raised helps to create scholarships for Clarion.  Which is a six-week workshop that can really change your life.  (I’ve taught there.  I should know.)

Here we are at Father’s Day, and here I am, a big-headed blond Minnesota kid, with my dad.  I believe I am helping him read a comic book. You can tell it’s Minnesota by the big heaping piles of white snow visible through the window. I’d like to thank my father for being gentle, understanding, […]