A real table for my imaginary family
Building a table for Thanksgiving, I was armed with power saw and a dream. It wouldn't be nearly enough
Thursday, Sep 30, 2010 1:02 AM UTC 10Life Made
Made
Life Made
Where everything is huge — and deep fried
The joys of shooting the one-of-a-kind State Fair of Texas
Wednesday, Sep 22, 2010 1:01 AM UTC 42Life Made, Texas
How to write a TV show, sort of
From youthful plagiarist to HBO writer: Here's how we translate scattered big ideas into small-screen magic
Tuesday, Sep 14, 2010 11:01 PM UTC 16Life Made
My paper of record
Why I just can't bring myself to trade in my chubby, scuffed-up planner for a slick, simpler new gadget
Friday, Sep 10, 2010 1:30 AM UTC 38Life Made
A jar of her magic
I pickled the dilly beans with Nana when she was still alert and active. What will happen when I throw them out?
Wednesday, Sep 1, 2010 12:01 AM UTC 22Life Made
My proud little Siamese freak show
Out from the shadow of a family of artists -- and Martha -- I forged one reliable trick that never fails me
Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 12:25 AM UTCLife Made
I made myself into a father
Each year, I say I want only token gifts. It's part of becoming the dad I never had
Sunday, Aug 22, 2010 4:20 PM UTC 26Life Family, Fatherhood, Made
My father didn’t “take” pictures
Dad always said he "made" his famous photographs for the New York Times. I think I finally understand what he meant
Thursday, Aug 19, 2010 6:45 PM UTC 15Life Life stories, Family, Made
Slaying the backyard beast
Clearing the hill behind my home, I thought, would connect me to the earliest work of America, to Manifest Destiny
Wednesday, Aug 18, 2010 12:20 AM UTC 17Life Made
Honey, can you build this?
When you're hugely pregnant, you need someone else to do the "nesting" for you. That would be my husband
Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 1:01 AM UTC 29Life Made
The craft that consumed me
Using simple household objects, I began building something obsessively. Now, it all makes complete sense
Wednesday, Aug 4, 2010 12:30 AM UTC 19Life Made
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