Not a cat…

But still pretty cool! As a kid who grew up worshipping the Blue Whale at American Museum of Natural History, I was thrilled to read about this sighting of a real blue whale, off the coast of Gloucester. I’ve seen dozens of humpbacks and minkes on whale watches,...

How We Do It: Two Writers Talk Technique

Caroline Leavitt and I have a pact. Each weekday, we are to write 1,000 words on our work in progress. Not on our freelance, but on our fun stuff – our novels. In today’s blog on Caroline’s site, I talk about why I think that works. Here, Caroline...

Men and cats

It’s a trend! And I get quoted in the New York Times!Marilynn K. Yee/The New York TimesMAN’S NEW Best Friend Adam Fulrath, a k a “straight geeky guy,” with his cat Parappa, a k a his “primary relationship.”

Tapped out?

Did anyone else notice how often Sarah Palin used the verb “to tap” while debating Joe Biden last night? Does everyone here know that to “tap” is colloquial for “to fuck.” As in, “McCain tapped that”? Is some Rovian...

Remembering Al Lupo

“The former longtime Globe columnist was this community’s historian and its clarion. Humanity is poorer for his passing.”A very nice man, remembered here.

If only…

However, this story has me pretty much convinced that we need to have some kind of bailout now.