The Barn Project
Writing Process
Day 31: Just Write
With the first crocus, all possibilities open up. Finally the ground is beginning to shift. The siding is going up. There are chimneys in the roof for the two…
The Barn Project
Writing Process
With the first crocus, all possibilities open up. Finally the ground is beginning to shift. The siding is going up. There are chimneys in the roof for the two…
The Barn Project
Little Blue is not lovely right now. Nothing is. The sky is leaden and the trees are, as my 9-year-old says, “a bunch of sticks.” Last week, while I was…
The Barn Project
The guys put the windows and doors on the house this week. Last weekend, Gaby came over to help me think about landscaping, which we can’t afford right now, but…
The Barn Project
Writing Process
The framing is complete. Plumbing begins tomorrow. Next week, windows and then maybe doors. The roof comes soon. I am supposed to be writing songs. I have bits and…
The Barn Project
I cannot get this owl’s face out of my head. “I’m still thinking about it,” I told my architect, who happens to also be a parent at our kids’ school….
The Barn Project
Last week, I got depressed. At first, I was puzzled. I had just had one of the best weekends of my life. Our MLK@JFK had gone better than my wildest…
The Barn Project
The roof beam is solid now, on the east and west edges of the house, but there is still no beam between the two ends. How the guys are going…
The Barn Project
Writing Process
My Tuesday writing group is scribbling away in the front room, while Hudson and I sit back in Couchland, gazing at the new building. The guys are taking a break…
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The Barn Project
Katryna and I sang “Tyrants Always Fall” yesterday at the Women’s March in Northampton. So many people, so many pink hats, so much courage and strength! 2018 is our year,…