Well, just for a minute, then. I did take the step yesterday of adding my name to the rolls of the Certifiably Insane, also known as NaNoWriMo Participants--and even went so far as to publicly admit to my foolishness with a participant-badge on the side of my blog. [def. NaNoWriMo Participant: (n.) crazy-ass writer who … Continue reading I pledge not to blog about NaNoWriMo. (oops. Dammit.)
Travel Writing: our “Pirate Code” for the Road
[This post is featured as a "guest blog" at Clan Elves of the Bitterroots. Please stop by to check out their other authors!] Surely I have the world’s best job: I get to Travel, and I get to Write about it. My Travel Sidekick (a.k.a. Husband) and I have sketched out some “road rules” for … Continue reading Travel Writing: our “Pirate Code” for the Road
Cemetery Census
My sister and I grew up with a shared fascination for cemeteries. We loved "browsing" headstones, intrigued by the family groupings, the ages to which people lived (graveyards are no doubt responsible for my earlier math skills, as well as my "fluency" in Roman numerals), and the given names that were popular at different times. … Continue reading Cemetery Census
Confessions of a “Street Minister”
While I'm in line at the visitors' window of our county jail, I'm invariably asked by another collared personage what church I serve. My most honest answer is "The Little Converted Crack-House," which is how we jokingly refer to our A.A. home group. (Before I joined the Recovery Community, I actually assumed this bustling little … Continue reading Confessions of a “Street Minister”
“Manscaping” the Kitchen
I tease my husband Keoni that I married him for his cooking. Joke, of course... But seriously. When the two of us ran a restaurant together (Kana Girl's Hawai'ian BBQ) even men used to tell me that if I ever stepped aside, they wanted to marry him. Joking, of course... But seriously. The man is … Continue reading “Manscaping” the Kitchen
“Blog Packages” for your Family Vacation!
Last month my husband and I spent a week at Redfish Lodge in Idaho's Sawtooth mountains, courtesy of the magazine for which I'm writing. It was a great group of four core magazine staffers (The Editor, The Photographer, The Writer [me] and The Right Hand [a.k.a. Office Manager]), along with assorted spouses. My chef- husband … Continue reading “Blog Packages” for your Family Vacation!
On “Inheriting” a Cat
Grandpa has never been a cat person. He has been a serial monogomist with a succession of beloved dogs, including Buttons the beagle, whose oil portrait still hangs in his living room. (My mother notes that he has no painting of herself and her brothers, so we know how Grandpa's dogs have rated in his … Continue reading On “Inheriting” a Cat
Kana's Chronicles 