Laughter
Did you notice on that Dave Barry Substack article I discussed yesterday that on the map of Florida he likens to the male reproductive system, he had labeled the body of water below it the “Gulf of Canada,” and also … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Gerard Vanderleun
On stepstools
The other day the bulb in the overhead light in my kitchen burned out. I had one of those long-life ones in there, so it had been years since I had needed to change it. Now, however, it was necessary, … Continue reading →
Closing time for Gerard’s blog – plus an update on the poetry book
I knew it had to happen, although I’d been delaying it: closing down Gerard Vanderleun’s blog. For one thing, he left instructions to me to leave it up for two years and then to take it down. So it was … Continue reading →
Working on Gerard’s poetry book leads me to thinking about Emily Dickinson’s editors
Let’s step away from politics for a moment. Lately I’ve been working hard on Gerard’s poetry book. I’ve discovered that editing poetry is different than editing essays – in some ways easier and in some ways more difficult. And of … Continue reading →
Today is the second anniversary of Gerard Vanderleun’s death
[NOTE: This is a repost of an essay I wrote a few days after Gerard died. Also, he left instructions to close his blog two years after his death. I plan to do that in a few weeks. Meanwhile, I’m … Continue reading →
[Please SCROLL DOWN FOR NEW POSTS: this one has been bumped up] The Gerard Vanderleun book website is open and the book is ready for purchase
Well, here goes – it’s book launch time for Gerard Vanderleun’s book of essays! The title is The Name In the Stone. Please go to the book website VanderleunBooks, take a look around, and order a book or books. It’s … Continue reading →
Today is the 20th anniversary of this blog [BUMPED UP: scroll down for new posts]
That’s mind-boggling to me. I started very tentatively, at my son’s suggestion. When he said I should start a blog I immediately said, “No, no way.” But he went to Blogger.com, showed me a few blog templates and told me … Continue reading →
Things I’ve noticed lately
It’s getting darker earlier. I hate that. It’s getting a mite colder, too. That, I don’t mind. In fact, I rather like the change. I’m getting more tired of cooking and more into eating prepared foods. These Power Bowls aren’t … Continue reading →
Update on Gerard’s book
The projected launch date for Gerard’s book of 46 essays – THE NAME IN THE STONE – is November 1. I’m about 95% sure everything will be in place by then. I’ll let you know the details of how to … Continue reading →
Update on Gerard’s book
I’m getting very very close. The books have been printed, and if I do say so myself I think they look very good. Now all I have to do is fine-tune the website so that the mechanisms for ordering and … Continue reading →
The books are being printed
And that means I finally signed off on the proofs. Proof-reading is one of my least favorite occupations, and at a certain point you just have to say enough, because it seems it’s always possible to find mistakes. I still … Continue reading →
Update on Gerard’s book: the proof is on its way
I finally turned in the PDF of Gerard’s book to the printing company. I had long been formatting and fixing things and proof-reading and fiddling with this and that. There are a nearly infinite number of decisions to make when … Continue reading →