To post or not to post. There are days when I have a topic but I’m running short on time. And then there are days when I have plenty of time but can’t think of a relevant topic. And then there are days like today; days when I’m brimming with negativity that I’d love to […]
Waiting for You Car door slams that turn my head Late night e-mail checks that pull me from bed. Pouring over wrinkled letters I’ve already read. Waving off friends to stay at home instead. I am waiting for you. Fidgeting nervously at the church alter pew. Lingering in the bathroom while your […]
MANAGER: “Alright, Becky. This is the final part of the interview and it’s a test. I brought you out on the store floor to observe how you would interact with customers. As you know, there are dozens of departments and thousands of different products here at Michael’s. Customers need a lot of help finding what […]
I was prepping for an especially difficult critique group meeting yesterday. It’s a great relief when you can be honest with someone who has a lot of class. We’ve got a writer in the group who is a stellar writer, but I had a moment of emotional divestment from her single POV character and I […]
I have a personal policy of not walking through daisies while looking for dog shit. Warm weather –uncomfortable, brutal, sweat-rolling-down-your-ass crack kind-of-warm-weather — cannot come soon enough. But… As I walked to my truck this morning I had the realization that with the onset of warmer weather, I’m about to lose my “murse.” My man […]
