People talk about headspace as if it were magical and visited only rarely. Getting to the right place to write involves specific steps; clean the desk, the room, set up my tea, clean out the keyboard. Make the chair comfortable, and write. The world falls away and there I am, sunk in my imagination. Now – what do I do if the door is blocked? If the gateway is closed?…

As anyone who knows me can tell you, I collect my share of books, and everybody else’s ration as well. So when we talk about the library, we really mean a huge room full of books. Shawn and I are both collectors and we both reread and collect new books. Fon’t get me wrong, we also have hundreds of ebooks. They are cheaper and don’t take up as much room,…

We have some wonderful neighbors. This morning I was up early, but I never noticed them cleaning the fresh snow off my driveway or digging out my sidewalk. What a nice bunch of people: and while I can guess whom it might be, I can’t be sure. We’ll see if some careful snooping tells the tale.