[This post will probably provoke a protest of "Mo-o-om!" from its subject... (Have you noticed how a teenager can turn "Mom" into a three-syllable word?) But the fearless family-chronicler forges forward nonetheless. ;) Love you, Son!] I had a weird moment just a while back, one that other moms-of-sons might recognize... I had taken a few … Continue reading Who’s that MAN?
Category: Writing
The Diarist’s Conundrum, & a Story About Community
I've been keeping journals since I was six years old. That first diary is a real gem, with one-sentence entries like: "Today I went crazy and thawt I was a frog." I wish I remembered the story behind that... The trouble with keeping journals, though, has always been the fact that when you have the … Continue reading The Diarist’s Conundrum, & a Story About Community
A Swimming Chicken, a Filing Ferret, & a Knight Seeking Work
Our chickens won't be winning any intellectual awards. Ku'okoa (aptly named with the Hawai'ian word for "freedom") is brighter than the rest---she spends a fair bit of time outside the chicken-yard, but she always returns when she's done adventuring. The other girls, though... Maybe I'm too much "Mother Hen" with them, but I just don't … Continue reading A Swimming Chicken, a Filing Ferret, & a Knight Seeking Work
From Noah’s Ark to Yellow Submarine
I jinxed myself, no doubt about it. When I wrote last week about our growing tribe of pets and animals, I ended by saying I hoped we wouldn't be floating away like Noah's Ark. Just a couple nights later--Saturday night, to be specific, or rather, the "wee hours" of Sunday morning--Keoni woke me to say … Continue reading From Noah’s Ark to Yellow Submarine
Analyzing Austen-tatiously
Keoni and I usually read in bed for a while every evening, and then put on a movie. Netflix is our one "extravagance," and we tend go on exploratory themes with our movie-ordering---the latest being a comparative look at some of the film-adaptations of Jane Austen's novels. Yup, I've got a husband who willingly watches "chick flicks" … Continue reading Analyzing Austen-tatiously
A Lesson on Letting Go
Here's my GRIN for the day: I have a new client for my freelance writing, and the "job application" I sent him consisted of (1) a link to this blog, as a "writing sample," and (2) a photo of my motorcycle tattoo. I regularly refer to my tats as Stories, but had never considered this … Continue reading A Lesson on Letting Go
Well, This is Embarrassing…
I don't intend to shirk responsibilities, truly I don't... But here we have it. I seem to be a bona fide, certified Shirker. Shame! I sent off my bundle of deadline-writing this afternoon (including an article---I'm not making this up!---on the assigned topic: "Can my dog get me pregnant?" OH. MY. GOD) and thought I'd … Continue reading Well, This is Embarrassing…
Kana's Chronicles 