Cantabrigians, how happy you make me on rainy days with your diverse display of beautiful, colorful umbrellas. I’ve lived in so many places where people think the only color for an umbrella is black. It turns out it’s hard to take pictures of people’s colorful umbrellas (while also holding an umbrella and various other things… Read more »
umbrellas
To Celebrate
Where does the author go when she finds out that her book hit #2 on the New York Times bestseller list? The umbrella store, of course. (Bella Umbrella at the corner of 1st and Pine in downtown Seattle.) How many umbrellas does the author purchase at the umbrella store? Only the Shadow knows.
Atmosphere, Umbrellas, Pancakes, and Other Delicious Objects
Taiwanese cover for Fire, published by Gaea Books —> So, one day in Hamburg, I saw a man who was carrying one of the most beautiful umbrellas I have ever seen. It had panels that were all these different kinds of deep purples and reds and I LOVE UMBRELLAS. I pursued him, natch. I’m not… Read more »
8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Blast Off (Plus, Umbrellas!!)
8. Warm hellos to everyone coming to my blog from NaNoWriMo. Welcome! The comments you’ve written here and there in various posts have brought tears to my eyes. Thank you! I really do know what it’s like, and I really do hope you’ll keep writing despite how hard it is, and despite all the voices… Read more »
You Can Stand Under My Umbrella (ella-ella)
I have a secret love of rain gear. Here is the truth about my sparkly purple iridescent umbrella: it is translucent blue on the outside and translucent pink on the inside, which is why it appears to be iridescent purple. After my recent garbage bag boots experience I obtained some fabulous knee-high green galoshes. Purple… Read more »
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord that David Played, and It Pleased the Lord
What are your favorite sounds? Here are some of mine: Orchestras tuning up. Rain on the roof of a parked car. Bagpipes. Walking through autumn leaves. Thunderstorms. I’m home again; I got home just in time for tropical storm Fay. I spent Thursday through Saturday listening to some pretty dramatic sounds, torrential rain and scary… Read more »
The Florida Report
On Wednesday I was feeling a bit melancholy, and I’d also run out of bagels (possibly related). So I went for a walk to the bagel store, listening to sad Ani DiFranco songs on the way. When I got there, the bagel store was closed, so I walked to the grocery store, where the bagels… Read more »
Here’s Hoping No Librarians Read This
My sister (let’s give her an assumed name, Cordelia, so as not to blow her cover) is determined to go to heaven. To that effect, Cordelia only sins when she’s under an umbrella (so God won’t see). When she senses God is listening, she makes loud announcements about her plans to bake cookies for priests;… Read more »
