(Almost) daily reflections from novelist and essayist J.F. Riordan, author of the North of the Tension Line series, and of two books of essays on life, "Reflections on a Life in Exile" and "But Still They Sing". Frequent gratuitous dog photos.
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Unfurling
I woke up ridiculously early, which means I’m no longer exhausted. From my place by the big bay window, I can see the outlines of trees against the clear night sky, and the slim crescent of moon rising among the growing leaves. I have the w...
Back in time
I got home from New York yesterday on a brisk spring evening. It had been a whirlwind, happy weekend, with so much packed into it I had to stop to realize I’d only been away two nights. I went for a baby shower for my nephew and niece-in-la...
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As you may recall, I spent a few hours several days last week waiting for the dryer repairman. I have known him for many years. He’s a decent, cheerful, reliable fellow, and he likes the dogs. I fear he will be retiring soon, and then I wil...
It’s Auggie’s Gotcha Day!
Nine years ago today we flew to Atlanta to pick up a puppy. He was to be St. Augustine II, because the puppy we’d been planning for two years—directly related to Moses—died suddenly at four weeks old. Our GSD person in Iowa gave us her plac...
A little morning music
I wake so ridiculously early I rarely use an alarm, but for the past week or so I have been setting one just for the pleasure of hearing my favorite morning song. I’ve been waking to this simple song since I was a teenager, when it was the...
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J.F. Riordan, award-winning novelist and essayist. Owned by two enormous German Shepherds, Auggie and Eli, who occasionally pose for Gratuitous Dog Photos. Formerly known as @audacityofgoats
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