1. Murder, She Wrote Trading Cards

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    March 17, 2017 by carolinetanski

    Someone on the internet knew what I needed today, though they missed Marcia Cross.  

  2. Bermuda Triangle Prize

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    July 15, 2016 by carolinetanski

    I am very, very happy to share that one of my poems, “This Ocean,” has won the Poet’s Billow 2016 …
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  3. Today at Knee-Jerk

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    June 9, 2016 by carolinetanski

    Field Notes returns today with a timely discussion of summer houses! Before you get any ideas, please know that I …
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  4. Catching up (and crowlers)

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    April 16, 2016 by carolinetanski

    This was a nice surprise: a tip I sent in a few weeks ago made it onto the Brutal Hammer …
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  5. “Happens All the Time”

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    April 12, 2016 by carolinetanski

    My friend Katrina has an essay up at the Toast, “Happens All the Time”: What I Do When I’m Stopped …
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  6. Oh, Gay Talese

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    April 8, 2016 by carolinetanski

    I enjoy and admire Gay Talese’s work. I do not enjoy or admire his recent admission that there are no …
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  7. The amazing resurrection of the tree lobster

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    February 11, 2016 by carolinetanski

    Today on NPR, the story of these fascinating creatures who brought themselves back from the dead with a little help …
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  8. Still working on that learner’s permit

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    February 4, 2016 by carolinetanski

    Up today at Knee-Jerk is the latest installment of Field Notes of an American WASP, this time about traffic stops! …
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  9. A walk in the woods

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    December 16, 2015 by carolinetanski

    Even after all of these years, it’s still sometimes difficult for me to live in a city. It’s hard to …
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  10. Stop what you’re doing

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    October 28, 2015 by carolinetanski

    In the words of my dear friend Amanda, cat pictures “are one of the few fully good, honest, American pastimes …
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