My favorite thing about our Chinese exchange student is the way she says, “Of course!” in response to many of our questions. Do you like salad? Of course! Did you have a good day at school? Of course! She says it loudly and cheerfully, more like a … [Continue reading] about Of Course
In Search Of Lost Time
I did the Proust Questionnaire with my children. “What quality do you most admire in a man?” One said kindness and the other said moustaches. “How would you like to die?” We all agreed. Old age, in bed, dreaming. I play viola in a band. We … [Continue reading] about In Search Of Lost Time
Party Town
It is the Fourth of July and radio station Nova 93.7 in Perth is hosting Independence Day Throwback, playing songs like Party in the U.S.A. and We Speak No Americano. I just dropped off the kids at a week-long theater camp where they are … [Continue reading] about Party Town
I Thought That I Heard You Laughing
I am driving to pick up my daughter from pantomime rehearsal. Pantomime as in theater, not as in white gloves, stuck-in-a-box. The younger one sits in the passenger seat adjusting the radio dial. Stop, I say, go back. I haven’t heard that song in … [Continue reading] about I Thought That I Heard You Laughing
The Dingo Did Not Eat My Baby
When I first heard the dingoes howling at dawn, I thought it was the birds. Curlews wail like hurt toddlers and blue-winged kookaburras like barking puppies. I was in the middle of a dream. My mother was going to “open for Elton John” in London. I … [Continue reading] about The Dingo Did Not Eat My Baby