In Which I Cultivate My Wild Side–Or Not

Someone landed on my blog the other day when they searched for “Hoosier cabinet.” I doubt they found what they were looking for. That short little post was written in response to L.L. Barkat’s suggested writing exercise from God in the Yard  to play with words. In the section on “Habits” from her newest book, Rumors of Water, she asks, “Do you cultivate your wild side?” I stop to wonder what happened to my wild side. Or even if I ever had one. If so, I think it’s as overgrown with weeds wildflowers as my ex-garden. I think I’ve grown too serious. Don’t play enough. Our neighbor stopped and asked my husband if I wanted that little plot tilled up this year. Dennis told him probably not. That chances are...