Tag: Creative
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More “Once Upon a Time” Memory Goodness
People seemed to like how my Mom changed government policy. So I guess I can post another goofy story or two from my parents’ past. And possibly present. Embarrassing them gives me something to do while I struggle to write something ingenious and witty here. Ah…. So, back in the early 1980’s, while young lieutenant…
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The Blame Game
I am now fully ensconced in the horror known as SUMMER BREAK WITH THE KIDS. *cue bloodcurdling scream* We don’t do Day-care. To be fair, Mommy doesn’t work, so she should, you know, be vaguely responsible with the household expenses and Day-care ain’t cheap. Of course, I’ve been grumping about how very little writing and/or…
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An Introvert Trying to Sell … Anything
I’m an introvert. I’ll pause while ya’ll gasp in shock. Sadly this doesn’t just go into physical interactions. It extends into the digital world as well. I do not understand Twiiter. I’ve tried, people my age (at the grand old ripeness of 39) and older have told me about the ease in which it works.…
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Finding Meaning When There Isn’t Any
This drives my husband crazy. I’ll watch a movie to death just to figure out all the cues and clues that would’ve led me to understand why the character acted thusly if I’d only paid attention the first time. “Dear, I think you’re reading too much into it,” my husband says. And he’s probably right,…
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Mercurial Monday
Oy. Seriously? You want me to show you some half-baked idea in the same month as I’m doing the Blogging A-Z Challenge? Don’t look at me like that. Stoppit. Just because I said I’d try to do something doesn’t mean I’ll always get around to … Oh, good lord. It’s like trying to explain to…
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Writing Mom
There’s a problem with being a writer, with a family, and no way to generate an office that is an inviolate personal space. Namely, visions of being an axe-murderer flit through your head. I have 6 year old twins. I have a husband. I have a desk wedged behind a couch in the T.V. room,…
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