Writing
12.11.15 ‘We hope our friends will carry us a little on this journey’
We all have causes and hobbies that are near and dear to our hearts. Some of us even fantasize that those causes and hobbies might even become remunerative, because they are also living alongside our dreams. In the case of writers, we’re definitely hoping that the thing we most want to do in our lives turns into something we can do every day of our lives, sans at least some of the other stuff we have to do to pay the bills.
Read More12.2.15 Writer’s Cut: ‘I call it Going Meryl on them’
One of the questions I get asked a lot as an entertainment reporter is “who was your most interesting interview?” Invariably the answer is going to be disappointing: People who ask that question want me to tell them how fabulous Brad Pitt is in person (never met him) or what a fun time I had…
Read More11.27.15 ‘Our eyes can be just the right size’
Since we are now on that steep snowbank of holiday season, careening at gathering speed from Thanksgiving to Hanukkah to Christmas to Kwanzaa to Festivus to New Years to Oh Lord Another Year Has Passed, I offer up my annual tradition: My short story, “Home for the Holidays,” which combines a feud, holiday lights, and … murder. You’ll never see decorations the same way again.
Read MoreBroad Universe Full Moon Blog Tour: Free excerpt from ‘The Only Song Worth Singing’
Welcome to the Broad Universe Full Moon blog hop, where you can read wonderful words from women writers and make yourself eligible for terrific prizes. Read on for more!
Read More10.14.15 Coming soon to a blog near you…
Contests! Content! Broads! Check back here on Oct. 25 to find out what that’s all about!
Read More9.25.15 ‘I am afraid I must step aside’
Eddie Redmayne remains a baffling Oscar superstar, and what it’s like to have a lead-lined pillow whomp you upside the head on a Friday afternoon.
Read More9.8.15 “Nepotism is as common as oxygen.”
What happens when you mix a birthday with a puppy rescue and a poetry writer who goes undercover to get published.
Read More9.3.15 “The keeping real of shit matters to some people, but it does not matter to me. “
How one author’s essay changed my outlook, and made it possible to open my arms to the un-cool things I loved.
Read More8.27.15 “All of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.”
Specific and unsundry links, meanderings and etc. from the day. Plus, kids taste dark chocolate for the first time!
Read More8.26.15 “It’s nice to look down and see a new piece of jewelry on my finger”
Current wanderings in my brain, links, and photos. Come on in.
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