Just For Fun Friday 03/07/2014
Alas, I strayed from my original intention of always having a reference to Lewis Carroll’s works in this blog. In truth, it was harder than I thought! But therein lies a challenge – and I’m always up for those. So here’s a bit of trivia….. Jabberwocky , from Through the Looking Glass, is a seemingly […]
In the Mood
During the winter months, I find myself channeling my bear relatives and hibernating. I stay in my cave, and watch old movies and write. A friend attributes it to SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder – something about sunlight deprivation. Yeah, I’m feelin’ that. During those months, my poetry is sometimes pretty depressing. Getting out those feelings helps, […]
Just For Fun Friday 02/21/14
My mom raised me to be a bargain hunter. In our early years, we needed all the help we could get, but at some point, it was more of a challenge than a need. Sometimes my dad said, “if you want, it, get it“. He didn’t understand. I just hated paying more for something that I had […]
A Writers’ Work is Never Done (by others)
In the Steve Martin movie version of Cheaper by the Dozen, there’s a scene where, two days after Bonnie Hunt (the wife) is told her book will be published, she opens the door and her friend is standing there with the book - already published, with a glossy, sensational cover. Friend breathlessly announces that it […]
Just For Fun Friday 02/14/2014
Baby, it’s COLD outside! I’ve said before I’m an info-junkie. I am fascinated by trivial details. As a writer, it’s a bonus – finding snippets of information to store away for use in a story somewhere. Given the weather in the past month, this bit caught my eye as I was browsing through a 1977 […]
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