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Friday, March 13 — On the eve of the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Idaho, my husband and I met his parents and our kids for dinner out. And then we stopped at the grocery store. We’re still newbs at figuring out how to navigate this thing here in Idaho. Earlier in the day,Continue reading “Friday, the 13th: the day of no toilet paper”

(A work of flash fiction.) She vacuums the divot in the carpet where the leg of the chair used to be, frowning at the indentation. She digs the toe of her stocking foot into the hole before standing the vacuum upright  and switching it off. Hands on hips, head tilted, she turns her attention toContinue reading “Rearranging Furniture”

(Originally written in 2009 just after NPR ended its “This I Believe” program. *Caution, this one uses “colorful language” that may not be suitable for all audiences.) I believe in feeding “the bitch.” This is the name, after reading Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, I suggested my husband give to his sourdough starter, a surprisingly resilientContinue reading “Sourdough”