A Broken Laptop

My tweet went up tonight. You can check it out here.  I love reading these!   UPDATE: Cate’s absolutely right, and you can’t open the second one up from there.  Here’s another link.  http://twitter.com/tweetthemeat

I had just poured myself a glass of Coke Zero, booted up my computer, and flexed my hands over the keyboard.  Could I recapture last night’s magic?  Could I finish this story tonight?  It’s been a busy day full of family and a comedy of errors.  Could I put all of that aside? Then the phone rang, and it was … Read More

You know that delicious feeling when everything in the cosmos has come together?  You read/watched/thought of something that catches your fancy, and suddenly the planets align in such a way that you slide easily into that writing groove?  It’s an out of body experience.  It’s magic.  I’m listening to Sufjan Stevens’ “Greetings from Michigan-The Great Lakes State” album, my son … Read More

I wish that I was painting our kitchen table black right now, but I’m not.  I’m home alone with the kids and I just know that there will be black paint fingerprints everywhere unless I have somebody else to run interference.  So I’ll bounce to the second thing on my list…SFWA and HWA. I’m looking into joining either the Science … Read More

I had a lot of things run today.  So if you’re lonely or sick in bed and fancy yourself a Mercedes fest, then man, do I have some links for you!  We’ll be like cozy little bunnies by the time you’re through.  Cozy little vampire bunnies! “Morning Glory” is up on Craig Sernotti’s The.  That’s here. “Chains” is today’s story … Read More

  Okay, so my writing doesn’t spark in the dark like Wint-o-Mint Lifesavers did, but my computer does!  My power cord started making a strange electrical sound and then it started sparking.  That sucker was yanked from the computer and sent sailing through the air like an angry snake.  So I have to do everything fast!  Fast fast fast, because … Read More

Somebody found this blog by searching for the phrase “just want to be friends my heart is broken.” Funny, because I read that and first had that hollow, painful feeling.  All, “Aw, you poor thing, with your tender heart!  It makes my soul ache for you.”  I write a lot about broken hearts–hearts that are literally broken–and I thought, hey, did … Read More

Okay, so this is bugging me, and it’s constantly in my face because the whole thing went down here in Vegas.  Of course I’m talking about the Miss USA pageant.  Did you watch it?  No, of course not, and I didn’t either, but not to worry!  The whole thing is on YouTube, and in the paper, and on those fake … Read More

And happy submissions, too! I had a lot of polished stories that were sitting around, waiting for me to find markets. Now it’s time for me to put writing aside for a bit and play with my kids.  I also have a few creative projects lying around that I’d like to get to, so these are my goals.  Happy day, all! Pieces out: 42 … Read More

I’ve been giving this a lot of thought and–oh my EYES!  That multitude of Santas!  That’s right, find old pictures.  I remember. Ahem.  I’ve been giving this a lot of thought, and I really don’t want to be the next Stephanie Meyer.  I mean, I always thought that I did.  Here’s a happy mom/writer who writes a book, sends it in, … Read More