Beautiful Broken Things is up on Tuesday Shorts. It’s a piece that doesn’t sound like me, except that it has the word “broken” in it. http://www.tuesdayshorts.com/ My essay “A House Without Corners” came out in The Rambler. Yay, print magazines! Pieces out: 37 Goal: 40
Yay, I’m as Superior as the Other 672 of You!
Thanks to Jeremy D. Brooks, Natalie L. Sin, and Jameson T. Caine for hooking me up with the Superior Scribbler award! People who use their middle initials all stick together, says Mercedes M. Yardley. Here are the rules: Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass The Award on to 5 most-deserving Bloggy Friends. Each Superior Scribbler must link to the author … Read More
The More You Know Me, The More You Have to Hate
So this has been on my mind lately. I’m not super old but times have changed since I was a kid. The Internet rocks my world. It’s so awesome! Thanks to it, I can email people in different countries, I’m hooking up with old friends on Facebook, and anime is now pretty much mainstream. Thank goodness I can come out … Read More
And Something to Make Me Happy
New black shoes in the blinding sunlight of Vegas. Notice the sheer instep. I’m going to use these delicate things to kick some literary butt. Pieces out: 40! Goal: 40! Woo hoo!
Curse You, Exuberant Nature!
I don’t like to wait. I mean, I can be patient when I have to be. I don’t hound editors with “How long are you planning on keeping my submission, eh, buddy?” emails. I’m patient with my kids. I don’t get unruly in lines. But if I have a choice, I’d like everything to fly by at warp speed. I … Read More
A Random Picture of My Cookie Plate
I have a mean sugar addiction, can you tell? Totally hopped up today! I accomplished a lot, and I mean a lot. Which…might never happen again. I printed queries and labels and everything is shiny and professional…until I ran out of ink. Typical. Pieces out: 38 Goal: 40
A Melodramatic Farewell
Most of you know that I majored in Sociology, so social experimentation is de rigeur. I realized something both funny and disconcerting, and that is this: When I put up that picture of me wearing my red lipstick, my hits jumped by a gazillion percent. Seriously. There are sites that scroll random blogs, and people can click any blog that they want to … Read More
“Are You Alive?”
Kinda. It’s like that old U2 song, and I’m running to stand still. That’s all right, because life is a challenge, and I can hack it. I just wanted to pop in and update. Still alive! Still working hard. I literally have not had more than five minutes to myself all day, which means that I’m distracted and have zero … Read More
Second Place!
I just crawled out of a migraine-induced haze to find out that I placed second in the On The Premises contest! Hooray! Everybody thinks that I’m kidding, but I really am using the money to buy a sewing machine. Awesome! It’s a story that I really enjoyed writing, and I’ll proudly link you when it’s up. Today I also bought … Read More
This Is Why I Write.
If I didn’t write, I might spend more time in the kitchen. And as we can all see…that wouldn’t be such a great idea. These are my marshmallows! And the bowl exploded! And after the hysterical laughter died down, I had the job of cleaning up marshmallowy glass. I’ll try again later with a bowl that won’t try to … Read More