“License and registration please.†“Here’s my license but my registration is in the back.†“Why?†“It’s with the manual and … .†“You know why I stopped you?†“I do.†“You roared away from the light.†“I know. I spent the morning at Sweet Bites drinking coffee and I have to pee. For emphasis I […]
“Adam told to write about the Ice Hotel and dipping into the frozen river with Marianne. He thinks I can develop a story that follows on one I’d already written about cold water swimming in Maine. Start there, weave into it last year’s obsession with White Pond, add a dash — am I mixing my […]
Matt’s back is to me as I enter the kitchen. He’s emptying the dishwasher and the sounds of our odd collection of plates banging into one another partly masks my entry from the hallway. “Hey Matt†He jumps but not high enough. “WHAT,†he answers “Marianne is taking me to a puppet show tonight in […]