Tonight, I sipped goat milk kefir, thought about modern womanhood and Dorothy Parker’s witticisms, and wrote this poem (as usual, still a draft): Vim & Vigor She shuffles the dating matrix, dealing deftly for Friday night; the Cowboy deserves Saturday; the new guy just took a late flight. I watch her play with those quick [...]

In the American South, a bowl of collards = money in the new year. Here’s to a prosperous 2009: Recipe: (for a houseful of people) Add four tablespoons olive oil or 2 pieces of bacon, diced to a large pot over medium. Heat 3 minutes. Add 1/2 small onion, diced, cook 3 min; add 5 [...]