Where the Sidewalk Ends
Yes we’ll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And we’ll go where the chalk-white arrows go, For the children, they mark, and the children, they know The […]
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Whatchamacallit…Part Two
Do you know what this thing is called? Hint, it’s not called that thing above the 7. While it represents the word and, technically, it’s not called and or even […]
The Jane Austen Treatment
The idea: to translate Jane Austen’s comedies of manners into useful instruction in the finding and keeping of employment. Background: I’ve been an avid reader and/or viewer of Jane Austen […]
My Favorite Movies…about writers
So, my literary kitty, Lily, already blogged about her love of movies, just one of the many things we have in common. Today, I thought I’d share a list of […]
A Horse is a Horse (of course, of course)
As a writer, I love a good turn of phrase. Or as Jason Mraz says (sings), “I’m all about them words.” I am too. All about them. Words. As a […]
Misunderstandings Are the Spice of Life
There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil—a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome.” “And your defect is to hate everybody.” […]
Declaration of Independence
Or Why I Became an Indie Publisher Once upon a time, I used to think that the only pathway to becoming a “real author” was to secure an agent who […]
