Page Fright
Tomorrow I begin my very first ROW80 writing challenge. I am terrified. I’m not “horror film, hysterical screaming” terrified. I’m “trying to find a logical reason not to do the … Continue reading Page Fright
Category: Writing
The Existential Importance of Blog Stats: A Response to a Response
Zoie at TouchstoneZ blogged about me (or rather, about my blog) the other day. I was, as always, tickled. She always delights me with her eloquent optimism about online connections and … Continue reading The Existential Importance of Blog Stats: A Response to a Response
Gettin’ Nothin’ But Stat-Sick
The past couple of weeks I have, once again, been thinking about dropping my blog entirely. Last night I even fantasized about deleting the whole thing, closing my Facebook and … Continue reading Gettin’ Nothin’ But Stat-Sick
The Day After Thanksgiving
Dishes. Leftovers. A trip to the park. More leftovers. A trip back to the park to recover a dinosaur jacket. A family walk around the neighborhood. Turkey soup. Christmas tree. … Continue reading The Day After Thanksgiving
My Six-Year-Old Sings the Blues
My daughter and I started By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder tonight. We’ve been reading through the whole series (skipping Farmer Boy in favor of more … Continue reading My Six-Year-Old Sings the Blues
My First Love
When I was in middle school, I developed an intense crush. Even today, happily married and with two beautiful children, if this person came back into my life and asked … Continue reading My First Love
A Glimpse of an Alternate Reality
When my husband got a job in the “Metro West Boston area”, we envisioned a move to an urban setting. We envisioned downsizing significantly to fit into a two-bedroom apartment … Continue reading A Glimpse of an Alternate Reality
Ramble On
This is the third blog post I’ve started tonight. I had one about how I seem to have dropped out of NaNoWriMo this year. I had one rambling one about … Continue reading Ramble On
I Am a Leaf on the Wind
Lately I’ve been thinking of myself as Wash and all of the other drivers around me as Reavers.* I’m trying to be calm and cool and just try not to … Continue reading I Am a Leaf on the Wind
The Greatest Show on Earth? The Circus in Light of Proposed Legislation
Somehow I’m on a Ringling Bros e-mail list. Today I got a link to their Ringling Bros Center for Elephant Conservation as part of their campaign against legislation that would effectively prohibit them and … Continue reading The Greatest Show on Earth? The Circus in Light of Proposed Legislation
Power of the Pen
NaNoWriMo Day 4 Word Count: 6,907 When the power was still out on November 1st, I was a little nervous that I’d get behind on NaNoWriMo. I’m not sure how … Continue reading Power of the Pen
A Vow to Write Poorly
Having read The Help recently and about one-third so far of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, I’ve been thinking about books on the bestsellers list. Specifically, I’ve been … Continue reading A Vow to Write Poorly
Imperfect Happiness 