Contemporary essays, fiction, and opinion offered regularly by author Anne Brandt.

Question for the week Is there anything wrong with the following phrase? "It cost less to reuse boxes than to buy new ones."

Ten minutes to write. Less time to read. Small Town Life Hardware Stores Posted: 09/12/09 At the Cove Posted: 09/06/09 Snow News Isn't Good News Posted: 02/04/09 Meet . . . My Hat Posted: 02/01/09 Saturday Schedule Posted: 09/27/08 So Long Summer Posted: 08/31/08 Scripts Posted: 07/20/08 The Gawkers Posted: 01/11/08 Open Season Posted: 11/15/07 A Day with Friends Posted: 11/12/07 Church Supper Posted: 10/17/07 Car Salesmen Posted: 09/22/07 Noodling Posted: 08/14/07 Vignette Posted: 08/11/07 The View Posted: 07/08/07 A Decade of Sunsets Posted: 06/14/07 Zeke's Posted: 06/03/07 Feeling Grey in Fargo Posted: 03/30/07 The Ultimate Posted: 03/17/07 The Battle of the Hardware Stores Posted: 03/05/07 Beer Here Posted: 03/04/07 An Old-Fashioned Winter Posted: 01/30/07 Monticello Posted: 08/10/06 Conestoga Neon Posted: 07/27/06 The Silverhawks Posted: 07/23/06 Pride (1 comment) Posted: 07/20/06 Green Beans (1 comment) Posted: 07/19/06 Tractors Posted: 06/23/06 Berrien Hills Golf Club Posted: 06/17/06 Cemetery Sadness Posted: 06/14/06 Aaarrrggghhh! Posted: 04/11/06 Clara Posted: 04/07/06 Berrien Hills Country Club Posted: 03/14/06 Obits Pix Posted: 02/27/06 El Rodeo Posted: 02/26/06 Doctor\'s Office Posted: 01/26/06 Health Club Benefits Posted: 01/24/06 Disaster Posted: 01/04/06 Final Preparations Posted: 12/23/05 Security Issue Posted: 12/15/05 Party Time Posted: 11/22/05 Judith Pearson Posted: 11/13/05 Lox Plate Posted: 11/06/05 Autumn in the Slow Lane Posted: 10/24/05 Re-Evaluation Posted: 10/18/05 Tradesmen (1 comment) Posted: 10/16/05 School Bus (1 comment) Posted: 10/13/05 Health Club Posted: 10/07/05 Shopping Posted: 10/01/05 John Ashcroft Posted: 09/13/05 Hummingbirds Posted: 09/06/05 Katrina Posted: 08/29/05 Little Dining Drama Posted: 08/24/05 Water Woes Posted: 08/09/05 Parade of Homes Posted: 08/02/05 Landlord Issues Posted: 07/29/05 Off to the Races Posted: 07/21/05 No Dogs Posted: 07/14/05 Rain Posted: 07/07/05 Club Set Posted: 07/01/05 Drought Posted: 06/29/05 Hot Posted: 06/27/05 Lightning Bugs Posted: 06/26/05 Ritual Posted: 04/25/05 Spring Posted: 03/04/05 Chinatown Posted: 03/02/05 Rabbit Posted: 02/20/05 Lunker's Posted: 01/15/05 Party Time Posted: 12/06/04 Jimmy's Posted: 12/03/04 Amanda Posted: 11/20/04 Lazy Day Posted: 10/30/04 Here Fishy, Fishy Posted: 10/28/04 Nothing Is Simple Posted: 10/18/04 Autumn Posted: 09/21/04 County Fair Posted: 09/16/04 Night Noises Posted: 08/24/04 Last Friday Luncheon Posted: 08/05/04 Small Town Posted: 07/24/04 A Day in the Life Posted: 07/09/04 The Sunday News Posted: 05/30/04 Walking Posted: 05/28/04