What happens when your NaNoPrep begins to gnaw at your soul? Here’s what it looks like for me: preparing is fun and awesome until about a week before. I’ve been learning all about outlines and craft and cycling through possibilities,… Continue Reading
When I asked my friend Erin what she wanted for her birthday, she asked me if I would design a tattoo for her. Amidst feelings of flattery, a fine thread of fear began sprouting in my heart. It would be… Continue Reading
One of my writing goals is to study short stories and write some. I found a free class called Reading and Writing Short Stories from MIT, and I figured if I’m going to work through this I may as well… Continue Reading
This Christmas post is late, but considering the amount of holiday lawn paraphernalia that still remains, I think I’ve made it within the grace period. And if you happen to read this post months after Christmas, or before, depending on… Continue Reading
Let me start by saying this is all Raimey Galant’s fault. She had this idea to create a Social Media and Blog Hop for NaNoWriMo so those of us working on a novel in November could all list ourselves on… Continue Reading
I’m sitting at my computer upstairs, and something smells. My grandfather used to order some sort of food item through the mail, and it came in these wooden cigar boxes stuffed with straw (how do I not know what was… Continue Reading
I spent a significant portion of my childhood longing to be loved by cats. After a number of years of failed attempts, my dream has come true. They sit on my lap anytime I’m in front of the TV, even… Continue Reading
If you were to look around our kitchen, your eyes might eventually rest on a rectangular plastic container on the counter near the sink. You might then struggle to classify that container as empty, full of something edible, or full… Continue Reading
There is a cruel, unintentional , sort-of-boring peer pressure that goes with home ownership. The particular aspect of this peer pressure that I want to address here is the Home Improvement Superiority Complex (HISC). Here is a template for activating… Continue Reading
ZOMBIE TATTOOS – WOUNDS AND DESIGNS Temporary tattoos can be given out at the end of the party as favors, or you can scatter them around the party area by the handful. We’ve seen this work well with guests of… Continue Reading