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Everyone has that special something that makes them oh-so-attractive to the right people. Sure there are the folks that are attractive to just about everyone, but I’m not talking about them. I’m talking about us–the everyday people who also have raving fans (even if they’re only your moms, or best friends, for now). Let’s think […]
“She was too naïve.” I’ve heard this complaint from so many friends, even my daughter, after watching the new Wonder Woman movie. I get it. It was uncomfortable to see this powerful woman completely unaware of her power, sexuality, and equally naive to the corrosive properties of the dark side of human nature. But to me, […]
A Note: This post was originally published in 2017, before JK Rowling’s problematic stances on gender and trans people and before I was aware of how classist and misogynistic some of Stephen King’s opinions are too. Although I want to make it clear that I do not agree with them on these issues, this article […]
There’s this unspoken longsuffering ethos in the literary world that writers must suffer for their craft, always look at their work as inadequate; and be relentless in their pursuit of the grand art of it all. And the ultimate reward for this holy work? Being a part of a literary elite culture of back-patting and […]
I’m one of those people who naturally wants to do 4.5 million things almost all the time. Life is full of possibilities and opportunities and, let’s face it, there’s never been a time when so much information has been so available. Did I mention I’ll also love researching the hell out of things? But, as […]
This is a piece I’ve been holding on to for years (since my kids were in elementary school). Today I was inspired by a fellow writer to post this. Hope you can relate. 😀 Phyllis Diller once said, “Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk in a blizzard.” […]
On March 6th, two years ago, I started this here blog thang. But truly what I did was commit to my dream of becoming a writer. And this March 6th I totally forgot to post something to celebrate. Doh! To those of you who have read my posts I thank you from the deepest part […]
The impropriety, Bill sniffed, that guy needs to get his woman under control. He glanced at Iris as they made their evening stroll down Michigan Avenue to the L. To him it appeared that she barely registered the couple arguing outside the bank. She hadn’t even turned her head. He figured that was good, that she […]
Another Rejection. The third that week. It came with a one liner of feedback (a rarity): “Your work is stronger when relaying experience and specifics as opposed to relying too heavily at times on bromides.” I paused. I was being rejected by a word I had to look up. Some writer I was. You probably know […]
I am reading Amy Poehler’s Yes, Please right now [love]. I especially enjoyed the preface, entitled “Writing is Hard: a Preface.” This year more than others I’m intimately aware of that statement. Writing a book is a bitch, but one that is worth it. The thing is it’s not about the result–it’s about the work. […]
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