Got an essay accepted by The Drum. It’s an online literary magazine that is all audio–so you listen to all their pieces instead of reading them. Which is particularly cool for this piece, which I have always like reading aloud. When you submit though, you do it on paper. If they accept you, then you … Read more
An interesting article from Salon showed up on my Twitter feed this week, on the science of how and why rejection hurts. Here’s a quote from it: Humans are social animals; being rejected from our tribe or social group in our pre-civilized past would have meant losing access to food, protection, and mating partners, making … Read more
Dear Person Reading This, I want to write about the many things I’ve been reading (at the cost of writing), but since I’m at work, I’ll be brief(er) and just mention the newest thing I’m going to be reading: Emails from folks like Lena Dunham, Etgar Keret and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar courtesy of film-maker and eclectic … Read more
As this is a record of sorts, of my creative progress, it bears mentioning that I have been flailing lately in my creative life, and well, just my life. I haven’t posted much about it, not because it’s an emotional topic (though it is) so much as it is one that is difficult to capture … Read more
I took a poetry class this semester and enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. I wrote this early in the semester, when we were studying ballads. I gave it to my super-talented little brother, who on-the-spot composed a little background music and laid down the vocals.
I’m a big fan of memoir. Not celebrity tell-alls, biographies of famous people or recountings of great adventures or tragedies–though these have their place. My heart belongs to those who take their experiences–often common and ordinary–and weave them into something extraordinary, who take moments from their lives–and make them into art. Here are three examples … Read more
Though I wish it was. According to eHow, if you think your trackpad isn’t working because you got your laptop wet, you are supposed to dry it out by burying it in rice for a 24-48 hours. Or desiccant, if you have some. Which apparently we do—Paul tells me that he saves those little packets … Read more
Ahhh–haven’t seen one of these for a while, have you? Just a little one–but a happy one. As some of you know, Amazon has been interviewing writers for the next rewrite of Children of Others for a few months now. Last week, I heard that they’ve found someone. That’s exciting for me, because it’s the … Read more
On my way out the door this evening, I was cleaning my purse–as usual trying to find the invisible canon ball that I seem to carry–and came across this program from last weeks show. I should keep this, I thought. And then thought, where? Now that pictures are digital, I haven’t had a physical album … Read more