Fire Ants and Inflamation
Last season, I ripped out an unsightly shrub from our front yard, a succulent with puffy green and orange leaves that leaked sticky milk...


A Rock, A River, A Repair
My husband and I were playing in the sandbox, otherwise known as landscaping here in the desert, and he kept pitching rocks over the...


Anyone Need a Flow Meter?
We ordered new faucets. Special ones that would fit the irregular-sized sinks we jammed into the tiny space that will one day be a...


Sparks Were Flying
Side by side in the moonlight, a heady fragrance of citrus blossoms on the breeze, sparks flying. Yep, we’re building a laundry room and...


Got Any Plans for that Oven?
“It all goes,” Kim said. I hung up the phone, dragged Gary out of the shower, and headed down the street to our fancy neighbor’s house to...


"Don't Open That Door!"
“Don’t open that door!” I shouted. The poor guy who was loading our truck with mattresses jumped back. He was trying to help, but if he...


Another Story to Write
Thursday, I'll tell a drug addicted mother she can no longer stay in the housing she rents from my family. Friday, I'll take tests to see...


Standards
Some wisenheimer decided to save a few pennies, and now, castle builders everywhere are paying the price. Toilet paper rolls, time-tested...


I Was the Hottest Woman at the Dump
The oldest, the youngest. Fattest, skinniest. Wisest, and by far, dumbest. Two full tons of concrete chunks, chopped, loaded, hauled and...

