I posted yesterday about starting the sequel to the novel I finished last summer. Today I thought I’d post about the other sequel hereabouts, the one that’s, well, due to be finished this coming spring. May 9, in fact: [audio:baby2.mp3] The Wife is doing most of the work on this …
This year the English Department pinned me for service on the Graduate Committee, which among other things means I have to grade the M.A. degree comprehensive examinations twice a year. I could list the ways I would have preferred to spend my Saturday afternoon and evening, but it would probably …
I started feeling a bit under the weather yesterday, so I opted for some not-running-around time this morning. Among the things far down on my to-do list that I could do from home is this: post a couple pictures of the katana given to me by the estate of Jim …
If all has gone according to plan, this post (at www.michaellivingston.com) will show up somehow, someway, somewhere on my brand-new Facebook page. So, um, here goes nothing…
I am sitting on the back steps beneath a towering, moss-dripping oak, looking out across the fresh-cut lawn at the shadows stretching across the twinkling waters of the marsh, sipping a margarita, and enjoying the scent of crackling burgers on the grill. I just thought the world should know.