Hi Melissa. I'm still around. Just really active outdoors with a nearby forest where I'm a Master Naturalist, not writing a ton. Thanks for thinking of me.

Congrats, Dawn. This story deserves every accolade!

Great news, Kim. I love this!

Hi Sara, I was up at 3:30 this morning (not unusual since my beloved sister died one month ago), so maybe your ungodly hour group will be just about right.

How fun, Dawn!

Slow, Peter, low heat, lots of onions, potatoes, carrots, and celery.

Mmhmm. I’ve been reading in an uncomfortable position and emerged to shoulder needles.

Lincoln, I started to read this yesterday, but Leonora Carrington’s painting grabbed me by the throat and I was in her thralls till my husband called me down for dinner. Today I opened your piece on magical realism and finally read it and just bravo, bravo. Yes.

Thanks, Satah, you too.

I love this story, Anika. Every word counts. It evokes such a mixture of compassion and rage. Even at 10 feet, Sophie is invisible to the reporter, as women over 50 are in life.