An Infinite Pond of Names

January 21, 2022January 20, 2022 ~ Danielle Cotter Griggs ~ 4 Comments

I used to change my name a lot as a kid. I tried on every nickname variable I could think of, signing my stories and sometimes my homework with pseudo-pseudonyms - recognizable, but just a little different. The nameplates in the notebooks of my childhood bear witness to this, with Danielle, Danni, Dani, Dannie, Danie, … Continue reading An Infinite Pond of Names

Hydrangeas

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 ~ Danielle Cotter Griggs ~ Leave a comment

At 5:30pm on a Tuesday my husband is planting hydrangeas.He is planting twelvehydrangeas that he bought in a week when we did not really have the money, and I asked if they were an emergency or on sale or going out of business.This is the season, he says, for plantinghydrangeas. At 5:30pm on a Tuesday … Continue reading Hydrangeas