by svsauthor | Jun 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Last week Manyu and I bought a new car. I dislike car shopping, but our old Subaru Outback had stalled on me one too many times (including twice in the past three months). Had we been a two-car family, I would have kept the car as our in-town transportation. Because...
by svsauthor | Jun 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
When the temperature jumped from 60°F into the 80s last week, I moved my writing outdoors. I also changed my writing station from a pair of wobbly wooden tv trays to a more stable camping table that Clare got me for my birthday. Other than my neighbor’s daily...
by svsauthor | May 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
I woke up this morning and thought, “In seventy-two years, I’ve never hired a moving van.”* I am not sure where this thought came from, but if I had to guess, I would say that it was the result of the trip I made to Madison last week. There I spent time in the homes...
by svsauthor | May 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
My plan was to write a journal entry every night of my Lake of the Woods fishing trip. I even packed a small battery-operated lantern, so I wouldn’t have to use a headlamp after I crawled into my tent. In six days, I wrote in my journal only once. I wish I could say...
by svsauthor | May 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you are reading this blog not long after I posted it, I am currently in Ontario for my annual backcountry fishing trip. When I return home, I’ll probably write about some of the highlights of the trip, but for now I am checking out my fishing gear and loading up my...
by svsauthor | May 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
I may have mentioned in earlier blogs that I am writing a book-length manuscript about Clare being raised by a first generation Taiwanese American mom and a fourth generation Midwestern American dad. While the book revolves around Clare, I did take brief looks at the...
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