Outrageous

Aus­trali­a’s involve­ment in this Chinese dip­lo­matic defec­tion is really begin­ning to dis­gust me. I thought when I first read about it that it was abom­in­able to ring the coun­try a person was defect­ing from and inform them of their...

Scene from Nicky’s birthday dinner

He leans over and kisses her, his jet hair with its snow exten­sions caught back in a black bandanna brushed with spider­web pat­terns. He kisses her with the most gentle look, a devo­tion, an ador­a­tion, a com­plete giving, softer than silk, softer...

Gush

Have I men­tioned that I love my stu­dents? I’ve just been flip­ping through two of the prin­ted magazines they’ve sub­mit­ted… they’re fab­ulous. And one group made mer­chand­ise!!! I now have a calico bag prin­ted with the masthead of...

Outstanding questions

Ques­tions I never answered when I was doing the inter­view meme, from demiurgically_m: 1. Every­one turns to someone(s) for help. Who (or what) do you turn to? I turn to dai­syn­erd because she’s incred­ibly smart and straight­for­ward and I know...