Apricots apricots apricots and more apricots

That was a day of work?

Fun time in LA at the AWP conference with old friends and new.

On the road in Prague, day one. Good times!

The fiddle maker and her apprentice, hard at work. One of them anyway.

Another little piece of good news from the end of last year! Best American.

A very relaxed cat wishing you the happiest of Happy New Year's.

Back in the pandemic my wife Caridwen and I posted a new song every night on social media. At least 200 nights, maybe more. And all of them featured our cat “listening.” Music With Mr Buttercup. Here’s a new sixty second reprisal we posted last night. The Hinge of the Year. Happy Hannumas to all!

A happy surprise! Special mention in this year's Pushcart Prize anthology for my story "Brake"!

A cat who loves all cases equally!

Coffee with a heart in it, as always, but this time with a little snow.

I think he's subtly making it known that he would rather if I didn't go on the road with the band. Or that he'd like to come with, but I doubt he'd be all right with that

Great to see high school friends Elizabeth Graver, Peter MacGillivray, and Richard Scullin in Williamstown today!

Can anyone identify this strange object??

We saw this wise being today walking in the woods near my parents house in the Berkshires. So pleasing and beautiful

Box cat, basket cat, cabinet cat

Haha

Every morning I make Caridwen a latte with a heart in it. It occurs to me that these days we could all use a latte with a heart in it, so this one's for everyone!