Outside my window this morning, a fawn gazing at me. For those who have eyes to see . . . … [Read more...]
My Black Hen
My latest artistic endeavor involved painting a chicken on a piece of wood. I was cradled in the timelessness of it—making folk art in the old Norse … [Read more...]
Maya Angelou
The phrase "a force of nature" barely begins to describe Maya Angelou. To be in a conversation with her was to be lifted, really lifted out of … [Read more...]
Squirrel Down!
SQUIRREL DOWN! A squirrel nearly fell on me in the park the other day. He zoomed right past my face and lit with a shocking plop on the sidewalk. It … [Read more...]
HOMAGE
We had several rules in our family about pie. Never order it at a diner. Don’t worry about the run-down pie signs, a letter missing: Jesse’s Pies were … [Read more...]
RadioWest Interview
Google "jeri parker" As-it-happens update ⋅ April 11, 2014 NEWS A Thousand Voices RadioWest Friday, at 11:00 and again at 7:00, Doug is … [Read more...]
Kirkus Interview March 20, 2014
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/jeri-parker/#continue_reading_ Jeri Parker … [Read more...]
Roadkill Fable
"If you find a really nice roadkill on the highway, grab it and I’ll tell you how to stuff it,” my brother-in-law (one of many) said to me a few … [Read more...]
David Kranes
"David was magic." That was the comment from one of the women in my Carriage House book group when he recently read and discussed his short stories, … [Read more...]
The Sundance Film Festival
Cill and I grabbed a few precious rays of sun in Park City yesterday at the Sundance Film Festival. Of course we took in a pre-matinee. Hell, I’m a … [Read more...]