Deadlines & the Waiting Game
There is nothing better than a deadline to spur a writer into a mad panicked dash towards the finish line. One deadline approaches–like a stampede of buffalo–and as such, I can’t tell which will happen first: my heart leaping out Read More…
Boogerface, Boogerface
Several people have wanted an update on DiNozzo, our kitty having seizures. His MRI and spinal tap were clear, which is good because it means he doesn’t have cancer or something equally horrific. On the other hand, we don’t know Read More…
My Real Job as Cat Herder
I started this post with the intention to say, let’s be frank as in let’s be honest, but then…cat. So let’s be DiNozzo, here. According to my cats, I am not a writer. My real job is a cat herder. Read More…
“It must be nice not having to work…”
In the 17 months since I retired teaching to write full-time, I’ve heard that sentence from more people than I care to mention. Some of them friends and family. Some of them people who want to be writers. The other Read More…
Momentary Derpiness
The following conversation took place this morning as I was driving my husband to his work in SLU, and boy did it prove just how asleep my mind was! It was a conversation worthy of the Bloggess herself: Husband: You Read More…
Wool & Home Improvement
I’m supposed to do a post today about what I’m currently reading, but honestly, I’ve been fairly swamped in home improvement land and haven’t read as much as I’d like. I began reading Wool by Hugh Howey, but I’ve not Read More…
Holiday Antics… = Joy?
I had an amazing birthday. We went to see the new Hobbit movie, had amazing cake at Bakery Nouveau, and then went to the always wonderful Cafe Mox / Card Kingdom for dinner and to play The Stars are Right, Read More…
A Review of Hyperbole and a Half
For some light reading, I just finished web comic Allie Brosch’s book, Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened. This is a 384 page book based on her web comic. If you’ve Read More…
Trick or Treat? Pick one…or both!
Happy Halloween folks! Pick one or both. TRICK or TREAT
Coffee is sustenance (Weird things authors do!)
18 Weird Things that Authors Do! This was just too funny not to share! Head over to BuzzFeed to see the full list and all the animations that go with it. My favorite is this one: 6. What we use Read More…
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