Costumes of Daily Living

Costumes of Daily Living

Today as I readied myself for a weekly meeting I attend, I carefully selected the clothes I wore. Not as armor, but as a desire to fit in. My goal is to effectively align with the other participants. It’s a means of establishing rapport and to signify that I...
My Guys are Not a Chore

My Guys are Not a Chore

Round and round our home I go. Circles and ellipses on the wood floors and worn paths across the rugs in a daily chore. Getting weary – though not dizzy – but also (wink-wink) getting steps on my Apple Watch’s Fitness feature. I aim for 3000/day....
Blurb in the Word

Blurb in the Word

Blurbs, those auditory bits of promotional text on the back of books have come under fire, pushing the publishers into a tizzy. In separate articles in The Atlantic and Esquire this fall, the industry’s reliance on high-profile authors’ blurs as “a...
Triggers and Bad Taste

Triggers and Bad Taste

Everybody has people, places, things, and events that craze or enrage them. Everybody has triggers and hot buttons that must not be pushed multiple times! Image by <a...
Artificial or Real: Which Writing will Prevail?

Artificial or Real: Which Writing will Prevail?

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG. The awesome co-hosts for the October 4 posting of the IWSG are Natalie Aguirre, Kim Lajevardi, Debs Carey, Gwen Gardner, Patricia Josephine, and Rebecca Douglass! October 4...