My Writing Space

A listserv question prompted me to talk about my writing space today.

I have plenty of possible "offices" in my house, but I've always been a kitchen table kind of girl.

I remember doing high school geometry across my family's kitchen table from my "Nonna" who lived with us.

She would ask me, in Italian. "What are you working on now, Jeanie?" And I would do my best to explain triangles to this magnificently smart woman who boasted only a 3rd grade education. She died when I was just out of ...