Category Archives: Personal

Miranda, Let’s Make Corn Muffins comes one step closer to reality

That’s me, on the right.  I’m playing the mandolin.  Trey’s on spoons, Paige has her didgeridoo. We have a name, an album cover design, and some song titles . . . now I just need to learn how to play.

Transcendentalist Chic

I thumbed through a copy of Above magazine this evening. This issue, in fact: It’s a parody, right? Paint a windblown model green and add a tag saying “for the earth.” But as my friend pointed out, “she actually researches vertical farming and stuff.” Indeed, she does. Plus, there’s an article on the Florida wetlands [...]

Rest in Joy, John Wynn

This spring when I called John Wynn, he listened to my pitch about a mandolin art history project and invited me out to his shop. When I arrived in a big red Chevy, Mr. Wynn said, “a girl who drives a truck—there’s a girl I can trust.” He laughed, and I laughed, and we were [...]