I saw robins on the grass yesterday. Robins!! In northern New England in March!!
Spring means new starts, so I’m bringing other news: now that the kids are more or less in a routine, my career is more or less back on track. To wit:
Spinetingler published one of my short stories, “Dream House,” in its new [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Spring has sprung
Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Unzipping my lip
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2007 | 4 Comments »
In December I blogged about a new opportunity for which I had signed a non-disclosure agreement. I wasn’t sure I would take the job – I was required to sell all rights – but in the end, medical bills caught up to us. Besides, I figured the world has enough “momoirs” and other parenting books [...]
The worst part about creativity vs. mothering
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’m maxed out today. I told Rain Dog that I keep looking for a reserve of patience to tap and I don’t have one. I know exactly what the problem is: I haven’t written anything substantive in two weeks.
Two weeks ago, I got to hide upstairs in our “study.” (That means there’s a desk and [...]
Ken Bruen Appreciation Day
Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Sandra has declared March 12 Ken Bruen Appreciation Day, to show support for a very well-known author who is, despite his great successes, nothing but humble and kind to everyone he meets – especially fans and new authors.
I have to admit that I have neither met Mr. Bruen nor read his books (which I am [...]
Blogging a Fantasy: A Short Story
Posted in Uncategorized on March 5, 2007 | 21 Comments »
As part of the 2007 Blog Short Story Project (thanks, Bryon and Dave), I’m posting the following short story. This, incidentally, is the reason why you will not see photos of my kids here anytime soon….
———-Blogging a Fantasy
I’ve never had much faith in the Internet’s so-called power to bring people together. That is, until I [...]
Cars and the writing process
Posted in Uncategorized on March 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Hamlet recently got into the movie Cars. (This is but one of many reasons why fast, loud cars must be a matter of nature, not nurture: we are not NASCAR fans. But I digress.) It’s a movie that’s on the long side for kids, but has plenty of speed and noise for them and enough [...]
