Blogs about: Dead Parents
Featured Blog
“Life makes me sneeze.” or Welcome to the BSC, Abby
By the time Abby Stevenson came along, I was no longer reading BSC books. When my then-boyfriend (now husband) started managing a Walden Books back in the late nineties, I discovered that Dawn, who I… more →
Are You There Youth? It's Me, Nikki
Writing Creepie Stool
— 1 comment
wrote 1 week ago: Yes, it’s that time of year already… The Fringe is poised and ready to pounce, snapping … more →
Compassionate friends say...
— 2 comments
wrote 2 weeks ago: Sixteen years ago today, my beloved mother lost her battle against the septicaemia ravaging her tiny … more →
My Only Living Parent
— 2 comments
wrote 1 month ago: This weekend just gone, I went to Poland to visit my father. It was the first time I had seen him (b … more →
The Hook Production Notes
wrote 3 months ago: The line has been cast. All I need now is to make sure the hook is diligent enough to pull in an au … more →
If I were a cat I would be in profound meditation
wrote 4 months ago: The fact that I’m married surprises no-one more than me. I was never the kind of woman who has had h … more →
Looking Back on a Lonely Christmas
— 2 comments
wrote 6 months ago: The tree is up and lit, the flat smells of spiced biscuits and hot cider (testing new recipes on som … more →
A Right Stooshie and the Question of Excellence
— 3 comments
wrote 8 months ago: So here’s what’s been happening: An open letter signed by 100 artists was sent to Creati … more →
Story time!
wrote 8 months ago: A couple of weeks ago I went to my first Outside Thoughts event. It’s a simple format. Short s … more →
On Emerging
— 1 comment
wrote 9 months ago: I haven’t yet seen Sylvia Dow’s A Beginning, A Middle and an End. My tickets are booked … more →
MOVIE MADNESS #73: THE MOTH DIARIES
wrote 9 months ago: Secrets can tear friends apart and this is something young Rebecca is about to learn. Boarding schoo … more →
That's What Friends are For
— 20 comments
wrote 10 months ago: “I get by with a little help from my friends.” – John Lennon My mother was diagnos … more →
Exploring the Headspace
— 1 comment
wrote 11 months ago: In my last entry I began to talk about how I ended up on the scenic route. I focused mostly on my up … more →
The Introductory Post
— 1 comment
wrote 1 year ago: I am Jen and I am an artist. Confession time: I rewrote that first sentence again and again before s … more →
Colombiana
— 2 comments
wrote 1 year ago: In many ways, the Matt Damon helmed Bourne series ruined the assassin-spy thriller genre. Each film … more →
War Zone Aftermath
— 2 comments
wrote 1 year ago: I went downstairs to get help from my mom. I think it may have been right after this ‘big girl’ eve … more →
Fun with Felons!
wrote 1 year ago: Felons are fun! YES! It’s ROCK-TOBER! YES! So, my new attitude towards my job hunt is just say … more →
The Beginning of After By Jennifer Castle
wrote 1 year ago: Release Date: September 6, 2011 Publisher: Harper Teen Pages: 272 Format: ARC Source: Publisher Preo … more →
"Life makes me sneeze." or Welcome to the BSC, Abby
— 18 comments
wrote 2 years ago: By the time Abby Stevenson came along, I was no longer reading BSC books. When my then-boyfriend (no … more →
Choosing Your Parents
— 1 comment
wrote 2 years ago: I lived in Venice Beach for four years, and during that time my openness to, and interest in, um, sp … more →
