May 9th, 2010

A Living Lascher Legend

Throughout the past week I’ve had trouble figuring out what I want to write each day for my participation in the 2010 Blogathon. That hasn’t been the case today. Without a second thought I know I want to give a brief bit of public praise to my mother, Wendy Lascher.

Many a reference on [...]

February 14th, 2009

Getting these keys moving again

A few weeks ago I started typing on one of my dad’s old typewriters. The arms of each key on the Royal Arrow moved slowly, as if moving through molasses. My words tripped over themselves, caught in the machine’s throat. Dust dulled the dark gray casing of the machine.

Another typewriter sat on a table [...]