(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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A small sneak preview that didn’t happen
I started to put out a tiny excerpt of my new novel today, but it suddenly occurred to me that until it’s published—although, let’s be honest: even after it’s published because the AI bros are thieves and pirates, and that’s the nicest thin...
Let me eat cake
I stayed up late last night reading, and it was delightful. But I also slept much later than usual, so the sun was already up by the time Auggie, Eli, and I ambled out along the driveway.
Last night after dinner, the bugs not yet being to...
Ah, June, the season of bugs and blooms
I realized this morning as I watched the peach-colored light from the rising sun, that the leaves are now fully open, and have created a wall between me and the horizon. I can no longer see even a glint from the lake down the hill, and the...
End of an era
It’s a vaguely sunny morning, but is expected to be mostly cloudy all day. I have no particular plans, but bought some hostas on Friday, so I will probably work in the garden while my energy lasts and the bugs don’t bite too much.
My husba...
May Madness
Well, my crazy May is now officially past. It has been a succession of weekend travel, a baby shower, beloved guests, garlic mustard season, construction (still not quite over, but maybe the worst of it), organizing, preparing, cooking, and...
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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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