I should get out of bed, but the covers are too heavy. I should take a shower, but I can't get out of bed because the covers are too heavy. I should get over my fear of leaving the house, but I smell because I haven't showered yet. I should go out there and buy … Continue reading I Should
Tag: writing
Flash Non-Fiction
I want to share with all of you a new discovery I have made. It is so new, I haven't even had time yet to explore all of it myself. Haven't folded back any pages or cracked the spine on it yet. (Will future generations know I am talking about opening a paperback book all the way flat … Continue reading Flash Non-Fiction
A Ten Minute Post – Why do I Write?
I write because I read, I read because I write. I write because my thoughts are a jumble, a rat's nest of tangled hair and twigs and straw. To write them down is to straighten them out, to comb them into something beautiful and fluid and alluring. I write because I can not speak. At … Continue reading A Ten Minute Post – Why do I Write?
What’s in a name?
Would my blog, by any other name, stink? I have been thinking about my renaming my blog. I've been thinking about it since November. When I started this 'thing' I had no idea what I was doing... User Name = Blog Name = Site Title = URL??? But now I know... Now I am an … Continue reading What’s in a name?
Never Been Kissed
I was the most immature 16 year old on the planet. I blush now to read my diary then. It sounds like a twelve year old's thoughts. I had no plans for the future when I was 16. I was interested in Right Now, or maybe, Five Minutes From Now. After reading all of the … Continue reading Never Been Kissed
Ernest Hemingway: Brief
To be honest, I'm not sure I much care for Hemingway. No, not sure at all. I mean, he's a writer. A good writer. One of the best. You know all that already. But his stories, well, they're sad. Nothing good happens in them, nothing happy. But you gotta read them, right? Because he's a great writer, … Continue reading Ernest Hemingway: Brief
Dave Duncan: Love
I learned about Love from Dave Duncan. There are a hundred different kinds of love in this world and he covers them all. The unconditional, instinctual love for a child. The often conditional, but forgiving love for a spouse. The patient love for a beloved parent. The comfortable love for a true friend. And even the respectful love for a close enemy. … Continue reading Dave Duncan: Love
Robert Heinlein: Sex
A friend read my post, One Word Test, and after reading the list of ten of my favorite authors, she asked, "Do you actually like Heinlein?" And the truth is, no, not any more. As an adult trying to re-read his books I loved as a teen, I now find them creepy and pedantic, and … Continue reading Robert Heinlein: Sex
Did you miss me?
Did you notice I was gone? A week ago yesterday, I flew to Phoenix for a Show. (as we call it in the 'industry') Starting Thursday morning until Tuesday night, I spent just about 100 hours sitting at a computer in a cold, dark ballroom, cleaning up PowerPoint slides, making what we call 'Happy Face' picture loops for the … Continue reading Did you miss me?
It’s My Opinion
Leave me alone with my opinion, please. Do not question its validity, its very worthiness because it does not correspond with your own. You are older than I am, and more experienced, it is true, but that does not mean you know what is better for me. This is not 1952, we are not your parents. A husband can … Continue reading It’s My Opinion