Shrimp Salad

Take equal parts steamed shrimp and steamed broccoli, chopped. and add a large handful of sliced mushrooms along with two minced garlic cloves and some salt. Dress with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise and 1/2 cup or more of full fat yogurt. Place in a serving bowl in the shape of a pyramid or Indian mound; garnish … More Shrimp Salad

A Writing Match

Whom does it benefit to say writing is hard? asks Dame Eleanor Hull. I am not sure but I can hazard that it mystifies writing and discourages people from trying. I, for my part, caught writing difficulty from Reeducation, according to which writing ease was a sign of poor health. Not wishing to suffer the … More A Writing Match

On Clothes

Sometimes rumors about me get back to me. A current one is that I make all my own clothes. I must be doing so, it is said, because you cannot buy those clothes in local stores and the colors are too right and the fit too good for them to have been store bought at … More On Clothes

Dalila Machado

My old school friend’s latest book is out and the work is beautiful. Axé, Dalila! I came home from the office at two in the morning and there it was, entirely shiny. Axé.

Fall

♦ It is only the middle of September but the heat broke with Tropical Storm Lee and never fully returned. I am giving two midterms tomorrow. LSU was leading Mississippi State 6-3 at halftime, and it must be fall. ♦ Here is a good and interesting course on film, or history through film, given at … More Fall