My Future Child
When I have a son, he’s gonna be just like this… “Litany” by Billy Collins You are the bread and the knife, the crystal goblet and the wine. You are the dew on the morning grass and the burning wheel…
Emily Enger
Sprite
The other week, my husband and I were grocery shopping at the Super Wal-Mart in town. We had just passed a giant display of 2-liter pop bottles when, without warning, he stopped walking and rubbed his hands together mischievously. I stopped…
Simple Things
Thank you, God, for… Sweatpants.Cooler weather.Like-minded friends.Non-like-minded friends.Days off from work.McDonald’s snack-wraps that I can pretend are healthy.The two-dollar movie theater in town.The annoying kid in my book group finding mistakes I missed.Old hymns strummed on newly-stringed guitars.Flowers beginning to…
Economics of a housewife
This will be far from the 1960s Mrs. Dick Van Dyke-post the title implies! My lessons in economics as a newly-married woman do not include me carrying a pocketbook with a meager budget scratched out, deciphering how much I will…
Birthday
My birthday was last Wednesday. I woke up to this breakfast in bed: And, following my long workday, came home to this supper all prepared and ready to consume: Because we both had work/school that day, we are going to…
Teamwork
This is a picture of a husband-wife writing team. Recognize them? If you are a film guru, they may be more familiar, as they are most recognized as scriptwriters. Their names are Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Their scripts? Many…
nerds
The hubby and I are both writers. What’s it like being married to someone whose hobbies and talents mirror your own? When I first began dating John, I assumed we would get competitive. Not the case. Yesterday, we were wasting…