Nothing very bad is going to happen today.
You are getting this essay because you are a member of the support team that fund's my work. I'm so grateful for you.
People continue to order the book -…
People continue to order the book -…
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January notes: a prayer I love, a book update, and ways to help
Hey y'all.
Last night, I went to the Shabbat service at Beth Israel Synagogue. This is notable for several reasons: One being I am not Jewish, and the second being…
Early Morning
Hey y'all,
Three four quick things:
- I'm making a page with the archives for Life Is So Beautiful on it as an exclusive benefit for y'all. I can pretty reliably…
A place to tinker
Hi all! I hope this note finds you as well as it can during this horrible time in the life of our country. I don't have more to say than…
New Year, New Stuff (big update!)
NB: I have a lot of things to announce on Monday to the public, and as always, you guys get first dibs.
I'm announcing the existence of my new company…
What was, and what is to come.
Hi friends.
I love this week of the year, between Christmas and New Year. The pace is slow, the routine is demolished, and nobody expects very much from you. It's…
Solstice
Happy Solstice, friends. I am so grateful for you that I have hard time expressing it. - HH
As I write this, it's a few days before the winter solstice…
As I write this, it's a few days before the winter solstice…
Welp
Hi all.
I don't have anything ready to share this morning. We're in Bryant Arkansas this weekend for my sister-in-law's memorial service.
I did have most of a piece…
I don't have anything ready to share this morning. We're in Bryant Arkansas this weekend for my sister-in-law's memorial service.
I did have most of a piece…
Cold, wet, and gray.
A couple of updates before the essay:
My self-publishing struggles continue apace. The good news is it is now for sale on Amazon as both a physical paperback
Here is your free PDF download of Food Is Love (and what to expect next)
Last night, I uploaded the cover and manuscript for Food Is Love to Amazon's publishing arm. If all goes well (fingers crossed) it should be available for purchase by the…
The last chapter of Food is Love.
Hey all!
The manuscript for Food is Love, my food based memoir, topped off right at 50,000 words, or a 200 page finished book, more or less. I've been…
The manuscript for Food is Love, my food based memoir, topped off right at 50,000 words, or a 200 page finished book, more or less. I've been…
Making Jelly (and a short update)
Hey y'all!
This is a rewrite of the muscadine piece from late August, with the addition of the formal recipe for jelly. This is the version going into the book.
This is a rewrite of the muscadine piece from late August, with the addition of the formal recipe for jelly. This is the version going into the book.
I'm 53, and don't know what to do.
NB: Because most of my creative energy is being spent on revising this book I'm hoping to have out in time for the holidays, it's becoming harder and harder to…
A new micro-project
Hey friends.
You might have noticed the lack of an essay this weekend - I'm sorry about that. I don't delude myself that any of you are sitting there, tapping…
Here we go again
Happy Saturday!
My goal is to make the last Saturday of the month an update post - sort of a "this is an overview of where my head is" -…
My goal is to make the last Saturday of the month an update post - sort of a "this is an overview of where my head is" -…
No essay this week due to extroversion
Hi friends,
I'm currently in Akron, Pennsylvania for a church-related meeting, and I have been extroverting hard for two days. I had free time this afternoon where I intended to…
The best hot chocolate ever (with recipe and news!)
Hey y'all!.
For reasons I'll tell you about later, I have renewed energy (and time) to focus on that narrative cookbook I began working on in 2022. At the…
For reasons I'll tell you about later, I have renewed energy (and time) to focus on that narrative cookbook I began working on in 2022. At the…
Cat Essay part 2- The Kitten Room
NB: This is the first draft of the second part of a five-part essay I'm writing for a creative nonfiction class you guys paid for me to take. You can…
In which I solicit advice from my membership team
Hey y'all!
As people who support, both economically and emotionally, my work, I'd like your opinion on what is, fundamentally, a business decision.
Before I ask, a thing to keep…
The cat essay - part 1
I'm taking another class (which you guys paid for - thank you!) on creative nonfiction writing, and an assignment is to write a longish essay in five sections. I'll be…