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THE IMP OF THANKSGIVING

On my mind tonight is my dear friend Ed McClanahan, much-beloved Kentucky author of such well-regarded books as The Natural Man and O The …

FUELING WONDER WOMAN

  True to my promise to myself, in September, when I dove into the autumn’s writing work full on, I also started …

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GORP

Monday, Aug. 31 was National Trail Mix Day. I don’t know why. It just was. I feel I should have something poetic …

THE POISON FRUIT MYTH

Tomatoes are poisonous. That’s what people once thought. Now we know they are good for all kinds of things from fighting cancer …

BLUE MOON COMING

The words “blue moon” have a certain musicality to them. Poetic thanks to the assonant sounds making up their middles. We all …

AC FULLER PODCAST

I loved doing this interview about Blue Moon Vegan. I have to tell you this was all on-the-spot. No interview questions in …

DECISIVE DAY

Once in a while I have what I’ve come to think of as a destiny day. It’s where things line up—whether it’s …

#BlueMoonLove

The magical second time around. Good for lovers and careers, but not so good for bank robbers. More bank robbers get away with …

MACAROONS AND LAUNCH DAY

  I should be a little giddy about a new book coming out this Saturday, but mostly I’m just nervous. You can …

TOASTEDCOCONUTMOCHAFRAPPUCCINO

Hip is not my style. I don’t follow anyone’s lead. Can’t. It’s not in my genetic make-up. So, surprise, surprise, there we …

SUPERMANIA BOWL RECIPES

  If you’ve read Blue Moon Vegetarian, you know that I tried hard early in my and Phil’s relationship to learn to …

CHOCOLATE CAKE TO LIVE FOR

  Bakers weigh their flour. Did you know that? I did not. But I’m not surprised. I don’t believe I’ve ever once …

CHERRY POWER BALLS

I’ve been waiting and waiting for the day to come when I could post this recipe. It could not be a more …

COMING SOON—BLUE MOON VEGAN

It was ejected from my computer the day of its original deadline, sidelined while the photographer waited out the last days of a difficult pregnancy, lost …

SHEPHERDESS PIE

Deep in the caverns of my computer is a file quietly labeled “Blue Moon Vegan 2.” Coming from someone who had no intentions of …

SEPTEMBER BOUQUET

I think I go through it every year at this time. I don’t even know what to call it: shutting down, transitioning, …

BETWEEN WORLDS

I’ve spent the past two weeks with my aging parents, helping them navigate the here and now while trying to survive myself in …

JOURNEY IMPERFECT

The moment every writer dreads: turning on the computer to your most current project, only to find it missing, gone, vanished into the …