I Ain’t ‘Fraid of No Ghost! Well, Maybe . . .
I am a Halloween wuss. I like your basic witch stirring a bubbling pot. A ghost peeping around the corner and grinning like Casper. […]
Month: October 2010
How I Embarrassed the Candy Corn Out of My Older Sister
(Photo Courtesy of Creative Commons) Maryland. I lived there as a child in a homey little two-story clapboard, with dogwoods in the front and giant […]
Overextended Brain goes *POP*
Well. I am learning a few things about life through this whole Writing-A-Novel process.In today’s world you’ve got to promote yourself if you want to […]
You’ve Got To Ask Yourself . . .
When I quit working to become a full-time mom, I was seriously pregnant with my second child. My first had been in child-care for most […]
Evil Food and Other Shopping Entanglements
I went to my favorite grocery store today. I shall not name it here because I’m too tired to post the little caveat about how […]
From Russia, With Love – My Niece
I have a lovely, lovely niece from Russia (actually, I have a lot of lovely nieces from everywhere. Today we are talking about Tania). She […]
It’s Rainin’ Books! At Least, I Wish It Were . . .
I'm looking for a good storm. I mean, a wicked-awesome, black cloud-scudding, fallen leaf-whipping, sweater-wrapping, cheek-stinging, gray light-wafting, tree branch-rasping, air-whispering, mood-settling, cocoa-sipping nor'easter. And […]
People Who Need People . . .
Saw the sweetest thing this morning. I was dropping my littlest dude off at school when I noticed all of the tiny people skittering around […]
Unicyclists Unify for The Brotherhood of Man!
I was at the mall the other day and I saw these guys outside tooling around on unicycles. It was pretty awesome. Their cycles […]
Can You Write Yourself To Death?
You know, you CAN write too much. I've spent so much time writing my episodes of the Halloween story over on Smashing Stories (including […]