So… I came up with a story idea for the contest. Nothing like the last freakin’ minute. It’s due Monday and I brainstormed with a coworker Friday who had a great idea for the actual apocalyptic disaster. But when I went off on the story, she gave me that look. You know the one. …
Category: My Writing Life
This Commercial Cracked Me Up!
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Rough Day… Feeling Snarky…
Earlier this year, a friend of my daughter’s killed himself. Since then, we know of three other kids who have tried. Today, one of those succeeded. This boy wasn’t a friend of my daughter’s, but he was a close friend of one of her best friends. He also picked a horrifying, painful way to die. My…
Monday Poetry Train–My Daughter’s Poem
It’s been a little while since I jumped onto the poetry train, but I wanted to share something. I didn’t write this. My sixteen year-old daughter did for a class and she gave me permission to share. She was told to write a poem using a picture from a famous photographer and she used this one…
Terrible Blogger and Friends’ Good News
I drew this messy and cartoony on purpose, but since I was using a mouse and a cruddy software program then, it doesn’t look so good. But, it has sentimental value, so I left in the store. It was a request from one of my sisters… isn’t she pretty? LOL! I’ve taken on some…
Busy Week and Critiquing
I swear I’m still alive and kicking. This has just been a busy week– but a good one since my hard work will pay off. I slammed on the paying job as well as the hopefully, last round of rewrites on the book. (I gave up sleep several nights <g>.) I have three chapters to finish…
Sunday Morning Ramble- Digging Deep
When we’re children, we come up with our own explanations and ideas of certain things. Most often, we grow up and learn we were pretty far off. For me, one of those things was hippos. Weren’t expecting that, were you? I’d only seen them in zoos. They looked like kind, lumbering giants with ugly-cute faces. …
The Cat. The Mouse. And the Strawberry.
So, I was running late and had to get to the office. (I’m now going in a couple of times a week.) My son was running late for the bus and we’re racing about when the cat suddenly goes crazy in the kitchen. He dashes behind the wine rack tray in the corner, rattling the bottles….
Not Brave–Just Open
LOL! I’ve had several writers email me about my bravery in yesterday’s post. Sharing rough work is always a tricky thing to do. It can possibly color a potential reader’s view of your work so they decide to never actually pay for your future work. Or, if you’re lucky, they may see something they like and…
Just for Laughs–Memory Lane
So, I’m mixing up a batch of banana bread–that I probably won’t eat–and I’m popping a Bit-o-Honey (I love them!!!!) into my mouth, when my son says, “Hey Mom, did you know it takes one thousand, six hundred steps to work off one M&M?” Brat. I’m pretty sure that’s for a whole pack. I hope. …