Monthly Archives: January 2018

New Technology: Telepathic Communications

Admit it. We’ve all done it. Written replies, letters, and emails in our heads yet never put them to paper or pixels. And as much as I love the idea of telepathic communications, I can also see how it could … Continue reading

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Binge Watching

Since work has been such a joy (sarcasm font) and the writing is deadlocked, I’ve taken to binge watching during the weekends. I haven’t stopped watching documentaries that drive me nuts, but I’ve begun to moderate my exposure. No doubt … Continue reading

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Sometimes…

We have one of those days. Mine is in it’s fourth week for the year. 2018 is just an extension of 2017, except the trials are beginning to become exhausting. Yet, there is always light shining through. Sometimes it’s a … Continue reading

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Just A Sliver

Time is a funny thing. It moves at a snail’s pace when you’re being paid by someone else to spend your time on their work, but it moves quickly when it’s your time. What is the line from that song—days … Continue reading

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Spam Season

Has anyone else noticed the rise in spam? Don’t get me wrong, I receive a steady stream of it all year long. But this year it’s like there’s been a training course and a whole fresh crop of folks are … Continue reading

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Free Writing Workshops

Free Writing Workshops 2/10/18  10AM-6PM During the Glendale Chocolate Affaire Glendale Civic Center Annex 10AM: Social Media Made Simple by Leslie Keller 11AM: The Art of the Short Story by Tina Radcliffe Noon: Organized Pantsing by Patricia Batta 1PM: MARKETING … Continue reading

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Returning to the Bar

I live in a house with others. You know the kind. Kids. The ones who swoop in an take the last of something but graciously leave the empty box, carton, or just empty space. And so it is with soap. … Continue reading

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Murder, He Wrote

We have a little white board on our refrigerator to remind us to pick up things at the store. The hubbinator wrote this on the board. Naturally, I read that the hubbinator wanted shears from HoDe’s but then underneath I … Continue reading

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How the Internet Started

Warning: Bad joke ahead. In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a healthy young wife by the name of Dorothy, known as Dot.   And Dot Com … Continue reading

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I want to see this movie

While watching BBC America on my fire stick, I saw this clip of a snownado. Yes, it really is a thing. Click here to watch Having watched all five of the Sharknado, movies, I can honestly say if someone made … Continue reading

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