As much as I love my husband, there are nights when his rocking, rolling, and snoring are just too much for me to put up with. I end up in the back bedroom on a bed that doesn’t have quite as good a mattress. Still, it’s quiet and cozy. Talking to other married women, I’ve …
I’m Not Inspired
As a "want-a-be" writer, I don’t have the luxury of reflecting about the novels I’ve written to get me out of a slump. This is fact and has nothing to do with the emotionally tart shaft I find myself in. True, I probably shouldn’t call myself a "want-a-be" because, after all, I do scribble in …
The Grimalkins at My House
In case you’re wondering, the word, grimalkin, means cat. When I read this word in the online thesaurus and then in the dictionary, I latched on to it. It’s a word from the 16th century. I’m wondering why someone hasn’t snatched it for a pet product of some sort. § It’s been about a year …
Reader or Email Subscription?
I have been blogging at WordPress.Com for a little over ten years. When I dwell on this fact, I start wondering why I haven’t paid more attention to this host site. Some of their improvements over the years, I consider to be utter ludicrousness. (Please don’t take the original editor away!) One of the many features …
Character Sketch: Andrew
I thought about writing about my Thanksgiving Day, but to tell you the true, it was kind of boring. There isn’t any reason to go into detail about why it was that way either. Instead, I did this character sketch as an exercise in descriptive narrative. § Andrew stands close to six feet, four inches. …
A Scripted Maze 