Awful to hear about this mid-air collision near the Reagan Airport in D.C. Praying that rescuers can find some people and get them out of the water.

Had a lot of fun at my book launch. So grateful to Kristina Pepelko for coming down from Traverse City & reading with me — and for so many friends who came to hang out. Loved the John Shea/Dennis Shebukhov music.

When it’s cold & snowy in Michigan, buy new yeast, new flour, & make bread! Whole house smells good. #baking

Seriously trying to think of some things I can do as a citizen to counteract the turn our country has taken. I could send $$ to the ACLU, I know, or many other worthy organizations. But what could I do myself? Once upon a time, it was effective to write letters of protest. What about today? Ideas?

Today's the official publication date of my new book of poems, O Lucky Day. If you live near Grand Rapids, Michigan, come to a book launch this Sunday January 26, from 4-6 p.m. at Books & Mortar, 966 Cherry St. SE. We'll have books for sale, some live jazz, special treats. Please Come!

It's a super cold arctic week in Michigan: a high of 6 degrees today. I think tomorrow it's supposed to be 4 degrees. I keep plugging away at writing, and that seems good--but futile and frustrating when the U.S. situation takes a dive. How will we be perceived around the world? Let us hope.

A dark day in America with DT taking office again. If we thought the first time was bad, oh boy, we're in for worse. Pardons for people who attacked police officers at the Capitol. Leave the World Health Organization? Why? Where are we headed? Why, exactly, did people vote for this bitter man?