Wow. It’s been a super long time since I posted any kind of a writing update. People have been asking what I’ve been doing since graduate school besides coaching writers, and the truth is that starting my business has kind of occupied the front part of my brain for a long time. But I am… Read More Writing Life Update
Time stood still that day. A Polaroid moment I carry in the photo album of my mind, tucked between pages of dirty bare feet, watermelon seed spitting contests, fresh apple pie, government cheese, and lightning bug night lights. My sister and I were six and eight, and it had already been a hard year at… Read More She Went Laughing
My hair is a bit provocative. In the course of a single day, it can draw both raving compliments and ugly criticism. It causes normal people to do weird things like try to pat a complete stranger. I’ve been sniffed, okay? A simple change of style can evoke feelings of betrayal. People look at me… Read More Crazy Hair: A Memoir of Self-Doubt or Self-Love. (I havent figured out which yet.)
I was just looking over my goal list for this year, realizing I’m completely behind the curve, as usual. 1) Draft Secret Project and pitch it2) Read every day3) Read one work of fiction a month–most of what I do read lately is non-fiction–Failing…but again, I’ve read more fiction this year than the past few… Read More Well if it isn’t September already!
A LOT is new actually. This winter, we got a new dog. Isn’t she a cutie? Her name is Annabelle, she is a little over a year old, and she came to us all the way from the deep south. Frankly, we did not plan to EVER get a dog, but our kitty Pandora passed… Read More So What’s New?
I received a friendly reminder to post an update the other day…and my mind immediately seized up like dear god, I FORGOT my blog. I guess time flies when you’re a busy girl. And to be honest, nothing terribly exciting is happening that is writing related. It’s been a whole lot of wait, wait, wait,… Read More A Whole Lot of Wait, Despair, Wait