Jan, Blithe Library Destroyer (+ Writer Unboxed Redirect)
It’s a terrible feeling to believe you’ve damaged something beautiful and sacred, especially when that something is brand new. A few weeks ago, my city opened a new library about two miles from my house. It’s in a recreational center which Read More …
Why I Decided Not to Tackle the Strip-Club Metaphor (and Writer Unboxed Redirect)
You’ve heard the expression lady-balls, otherwise known as gonads or ovaries? The rebel in me adores the term. I bring this up because I own a pair. At least that’s what was said of me when I put up my latest Read More …
Two Graduations and a Funeral (Plus Writer Unboxed Redirect)
To paraphrase Elmer Fudd, it’s been vewy vewy quiet around here, Zesties, though that peacefulness has not extended to my real life. Change #1: First, we lost our nearly twelve-year-old black lab mix, Maya. She developed a mass on her Read More …
I Should Have Been Australian (Plus Writer Unboxed Redirects)
By what cruel twist of fate did we North Americans stack the Christmas holidays (with all their attendant business), New Years (with its desire to become an improved human being), and the Winter Solstice (with it’s fulsome darkness) into a Read More …
Bad Reviews? You Might Not Want Me in Your Corner (+ Writer Unboxed Redirect)
If you have any friends who are published writers, it doesn’t take long before you witness them coping with vicious reviews. I don’t know how you respond in such cases, but this has been my progression: 1. Feel horribly, deeply Read More …
Ongoing Brain Wars (Plus Writer Unboxed Redirect)
In an ongoing effort to improve my mental capacity, I borrowed book from library on meditation. I took it with me to dance class, remember setting it down somewhere and at the time thinking, If I’m not careful, I’ll never Read More …
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