July 30, 2011 02:50PM
“Hi C Berg: hate and fear on such a scale can indicate some deeper troublel but I think it can also just be learned behavior. I've been trying to keep t…”
About: The Voodoo Doll Method of Political Action
May 16, 2011 07:44PM
“L-- I'll check out your rant, which I'm sure wasn't a rant but just some well thought out opinions on the crazy place we live. I heard there's a boycot…”
About: Georgia Isn't a Peachy State
March 03, 2011 11:48AM
“I know exactly what you mean and I'm a newly accredited yoga teacher! I'm 57 and more flabby than bendy. I probably wouldn't do yoga if I lived in a bi…”
About: _ _ _ _ Yoga
February 09, 2011 02:53PM
“Bernadine, thanks. Not aging gracefully, yes, that's it exactly. Why can't our pets understand this? On the other hand, my husband says that if I reach…”
About: My Not-So-Empty Nest
January 22, 2011 02:55PM
“Cartouche, I hope your experience didn't silence you. Either way, you never feel safe again. Sheba, Bonnie, Sophieh: it's tragic how many similar stori…”
About: My Father’s Cannon, Gun Control, and Death Threats
January 19, 2011 08:18PM
“thanks, Matt. I was a little slow writing the piece. I wasn't sure how I felt about the whole situation, how my life connected, and whether I wanted t…”
About: My Father’s Cannon, Gun Control, and Death Threats
December 17, 2010 12:54PM
“LuminousMuse, great piece. Isn't it funny how becoming famous isn't always what it's cracked up to be. That your father scratched his cornea on his bel…”
About: Three Christmas Readings
December 16, 2010 07:59AM
“cartouche, that's my oldest sister! The boy looking at my father (the one with the camera around his neck) is my older brother. My younger brother hadn…”
About: My Stoned-Out Christmas with Richard Nixon
December 15, 2010 06:58PM
“bobbot, I agree; L, it's strange looking at pictures of the young Nixon compared to the old one although there are hints in the young one of what was t…”
About: My Stoned-Out Christmas with Richard Nixon
December 15, 2010 11:41AM
“AmyA -- thanks, maybe Ed I Tor will agree! I agree, Nixon is one of the most fascinating characters in American history. You have to wonder what went on…”
About: My Stoned-Out Christmas with Richard Nixon
December 03, 2010 08:00AM
“Trilogy: wow, what an impressive list! And what an honor to find myself included. Thank you, thank you, thank you (and thanks to the OS community -- an…”
About: OS Bookstore Updated December 2010
November 28, 2010 04:16PM
“Trilogy: thanks. The flag and tee shirts -- it seemed like a good idea at the time (I think)! Linnn: it seems some families are more TWAD-prone than oth…”
About: TWAD, a Thanksgiving Fishing Story
October 26, 2010 08:39AM
“julien650: don't worry, Mr. Pumpkin Head is told what to do and obeys our orders. He spends much of his time just waving to kids as they come up the wa…”
About: Good Scares
October 25, 2010 08:29PM
“Luminous Muse, Blittie, SheilaTGTG, Bluesurly, and Bellweather: my father not only liked to scare kids on Halloween, but my mother and me, too, the res…”
About: Good Scares
October 25, 2010 08:21PM
“aaaah, I grew up in DC with the Smithsonian natural history museum free and open every day (a great place to go when I skipped school) with lots of cre…”
About: Brain in a Jar
October 12, 2010 04:22PM
“Luminous Muse, wonderful, wonderful essay. I'm a MM fan, but wait until the season comes out on dvd so I've been trying to avoid any spoilers. I'm gla…”
About: Satisfaction and Mad Men
October 07, 2010 08:36AM
“Donna, thanks. As a family, we lived the news: my father was always being called off to cover something. He missed birthdays and other family events,…”
About: Me and JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis
October 07, 2010 08:22AM
“Caitlin, wow, I knew it wasn't easy, but I just took off my rose colored glasses! Thanks for a realistic look at what it takes. Good luck. ~stephanie”
About: Twenty Lessons New Authors Learn
October 06, 2010 12:23PM
“To those of you who feel I deceived you by saying "I was with JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis" then go on to say I really wasn't -- just…”
About: Me and JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis
August 31, 2010 08:41AM
“Matt: funny! I feel the same way about so many things. I don't even want to go into the things I can't do. ~s”
About: The Pine Needles in My Life
August 30, 2010 06:47PM
“Catherine, I have a web site where I have pictures of the baskets. Some are for sale although I don't really say which ones. I also do commissions. ~s”
About: The Pine Needles in My Life
August 30, 2010 05:54PM
“LuminousMuse -- the baskets are really wonderful to touch. They're very smooth (I try hard to find any pine needle that might stick out a little). I li…”
About: The Pine Needles in My Life
August 26, 2010 04:28PM
“oh, so many of us can relate! It is true, however, that some people do photograph well. My father, the photographer, also took a great picture. My sist…”
About: Photophobia
August 25, 2010 01:07PM
“You're an amazing artist and "make" incredible photographs. I really enjoyed the story about the author. I always said my father never made…”
About: Make it, don't fake it
August 19, 2010 03:35PM
“Nelle, wow, thanks. That's a really nice thing to say. No one in the family picked up my dad's talent with the camera. My sister is a visual artist. In…”
About: Revealing Photographs
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