A Broken Laptop

The concert rocked last night.  Atlas Takes Aim always puts on a good show, but they were exceptionally spectacular.  And although I’m not particularly into the Vegas club scene (transparent dresses, spilled drinks, touchy strangers), I would definitely go to Wasted Space again.  It’s the kind of place where you can put on your boots and stomp around.  Thanks to Carrie Harris, I’ve been … Read More

So I lamented my lack of reading and concentration, and then we went on an overnight trip to see family.  I bought Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, put my feet up on the dashboard, and read that thing aloud as we traveled.  I just finished it about half an hour ago, and although I’ll never particularly enjoy Jane Austen, this … Read More

My friend passed this article along today.  In a nutshell, it basically says that the common use of the Internet is reprogramming the way that we think, and we’re losing the ability to concentrate on longer things.  At least that’s what I think it says, because it got all long and technical and I ended up skimming quite a bit.  The … Read More

So yesterday I was all, “Tra la la, I’m productive!”  I assumed this gave me a free pass to slide today, which I’ll inevitably need.  One can’t be terribly productive two days in a row, can one?  Of course not.  Musn’t get too crazy, now. Then last night I received two query rejections, and today I woke up to three magazine … Read More

Today was my son’s last day of kindergarten.  My husband took an hour off of work and we sat in tiny little chairs at tiny little tables and enjoyed a tiny little party with his class.  A good time was had by all. And then I wrote.  Like the wind!  I whipped up a rather charming short story where the … Read More

Oh my gosh!  Something spectacular just happened! So about two weeks ago, I wrote this post about the QueryTracker Carnival and a few of its contests.  Well, I placed in one!  Wait, what?  I know, that’s what I said!  I won a query critique by Lindsay Davis of Writer’s House.  I just…died.  I nearly died.  You can see the essay here if … Read More

Oh.  My.  Gosh.  What a nightmare! Yes, my children. I love them and they drive me crazy.  My son is six.  My daughter isn’t quite two, and is a diva.  I’m not sure how to write around them.  Usually I sit on the couch with my laptop (and at least one child) balanced on my knees.  I’ve tried writing while … Read More

I made it through high school relatively unscathed, and to this day my mother will swear that it’s because I had good friends.  And it’s true, because most of them were pretty stellar.  We took care of each other.  We didn’t let each other fall into bonfires, and the like.  How fantastic we obviously were!  😛 Anyway, tonight I am … Read More

My sweet and tiny next door neighbor was mugged last night, less than a block away from our house.  She’s pretty bruised and shaken up, but other than that, she isn’t badly physically hurt.  All I can think is: less than a block away?!  What a jerk.  What a coward.   She’s probably less than five feet tall.  I hope this … Read More

Three years ago I was bored and dissatisfied with my boring and dissatisfying life, so I took an online writing class from the local college. This, too, was boring and dissatisfying, mainly because the teacher wanted to keep everything rated G (“no violence or language of any kind”) and when she wasn’t telling us to write about wide-eyed kittens romping with … Read More