Tag Archives: writing

Do the Work

I have the tabs open, still, to the lists titled: “Ten Rules For Writing Fiction,” written by a slurry of successful writers for The Guardian’s book section. ( Part One and part two ) The link was going around last … Continue reading

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Ma’am, I’m Sorry. It’s A Bad Case of Harley Crotch.

Yesterday it finally happened: I became a real parent. I have seen it mentioned many times that one is not truly a parent until one has been vomited upon and been to the emergency room. I have disregarded this cliche … Continue reading

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And So Tonight

Light gleaming off the floor, sweet vanilla smell drifting from the oven, the kitchen appliances offering a background hum to the quick stuttering dialogue of the old movie SA is watching. I recently got mad at a book for giving … Continue reading

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In Between

Between twitter’s 140 characters and a blog post’s unlimited characters, there lies recording a thought for the sake of it, jotting down a paragraph even if you know you can’t afford time for a page. When I restarted the morning … Continue reading

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Analogies a Specialty of the House

This is my 1,707th post. It has taken me six years to write 1,707 posts. I have tweeted (on twitter) 1,712 times. It has taken me less than a year to write that many tweets. 1,712 times 120 characters (140 … Continue reading

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