(body talk #9) I want to write about orgasm, but the words keep squirming on the page. I write something and it flops around making sad wet noises, looking for someplace to hide. I can write about org… more →
girl in the hatwrote 4 days ago: Cupertino CA – Apple announced today that new iPhones will be no longer receive numbers, such as “iP … more →
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wrote 6 days ago: My Dog the Racist. My dog growled at a black kid walking up the block the other day. He then proce … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: I fell headlong into a poem and was immediately swept away as enchanting as this poem was the words … more →
wrote 3 months ago: (body talk #9) I want to write about orgasm, but the words keep squirming on the page. I write somet … more →
wrote 3 months ago: You should see what I do with chicken. Some might say it’s almost beautiful: buy whole, brine, roast … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Ohh… yeah. The Shampoo Story. Why am I sounding ecstatic??? I have this habit of just typing i … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Possible ways to explain these cavernous gaps in my work history: It’s my kids’ fault. My husband ha … more →
wrote 5 months ago: (image courtesy bre pettis) I was writing the other day when I heard that familiar sound of the stre … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Twas the day before Christmas, and all was not well. The clock’s hours striking just like a de … more →
wrote 6 months ago: What I’m looking for: An editor with fingers permanently stained with ink, the perspective of a hill … more →
wrote 7 months ago: (image courtesy Alan Mays) A few of the agents I’m querying want to see a bio. The author’s bio is o … more →
wrote 7 months ago: (image courtesy Mark Stevenson) Determined to give this last-chance-effort thing a fighting chance, … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Why do we laugh? Why do we cry? “Confusion,” said author Kurt Vonnegut. “Laughter is similar to c … more →
wrote 8 months ago: My longtime fans can now get some sleep. The drama is over. I have never been so excited to see an … more →
wrote 8 months ago: My dearest readers, I have not forsaken you! I’m still here. I’ve just been drowning und … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Every time I say the words “my” and “novel” in the same sentence, my novel hogties me to the bed and … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Balloon fetishists call themselves looners, balloonophiles, or loonatics. They enjoy blowing up ball … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Today, I have had it up to here with my effing novel. If I was walking down the street and I saw m … more →