Last night Chicken Little hit on this wacky notion that we all should sleep on the floor. When I balked, her yen turned into obsession. She started to sob and wail. “I want you to sleep on the floor with me!” Naturally, Captain Daddy, who might actually dig sleeping on the floor, wasn’t home. “Baby,…
We’re at the public pool. Mayhem as usual. I sit on a grassy hill in the shade, alternately fiddling with my phone and checking to make sure my children are still alive. They can swim now. There are lifeguards everywhere. I need not be as vigilant as so many summers before. It’s a relief…
My post on The Sylvia Beach Hotel”s newest room on the Travel Oregon blog. I”ve been visiting the Sylvia Beach Hotel since it”s beginnings 25 years ago. I’ve honeymooned there, family gathered there, watched my mother and stepfather get married there, written book chapters and essays there, read books and drank beer and napped to the…
August 30, Nature of Words, 224 NW Oregon, Bend, 6 p.m.
Very much looking forward to signing books at Klindts”s Bookstore in The Dalles this Saturday July 14 from 11 – 1 p.m. Here”s the bit about this awesome place from my book “Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler.” Klindt’s Booksellers. 315 East 2nd St.; (541) 296-3355; www.klindtsbooks.com. Given that you are…
I’ve said this before, but man o man, the last 18 months have been quite a ride! July 1 marked the first anniversary of the publication of Chance of Sun: An Oregon Memoir. The day was also my first on the job as the editor of Central Oregon Magazine. That’s Editor with a capital E.…
Calling All Dogs Dreaming of Fame! Is your pooch the cutest on the block? Does she exhibit a strong stage presence? Does your Fido already think he’s famous? We have a gig for your dog. nc title loans Photographer Christian Heeb and author Kim Cooper Findling announce a casting call for dog volunteers. On July…
An interview with me by Laura Stanfill, literary blogger, posted today. She does this really cool seven questions series, and I’m honored to be included! As well as very flattered that she called Chance of Sun “surprising, resonant and deeply moving.” Author Kim Cooper Findling Discusses Her Memoir, Travel Writing and Building a Career as a Freelancer
My kid has me figured out. At the store yesterday: “Mom, if you buy me this I’ll pour you a glass of beer and let you stay in the hot tub for a whole week.”
Night in the Life: Seven Hours on Bend’s Thin Blue Line in The Source Weekly Seriously some of the most fun I’ve had in ages was riding along with Officer Juli McConkey of the Bend PD on a night shift recently. Not only is she an awesome person, her job is kick ass…