She calls herself an editor. In actual fact she's a person with terrible written communication skills (as well as terrible manners) and a dubious grasp of the English language. She pays well, though---more than twice what I used to make per article---so maybe the practice of regularly having to advocate for myself is just part … Continue reading Boundaries (or… “This Righting Isn’t Write!”)
Category: Writing
Marginalia & Time-Travel
I've been re-reading (actually, it's more like re-re-re-re-re-... well, you get the idea) the Harry Potter series this week, occasionally swapping volumes with one of my kids when our progression through the books overlapped... This is the first time through the books for Elena Grace, who (at age eight) is well acquainted with the film … Continue reading Marginalia & Time-Travel
Food-Stamp Kitchen Chemistry #1: Jewelry Cleaner
I don't know the original source of this newspaper clipping, which I found (wouldn't you know) on Pinterest, but it speaks to some of my own feelings about tattoos. I consider my own tattoos as my permanent "accessories," or "jewelry" with stories... Though (despite my love of sailing) I hope they won't be put to … Continue reading Food-Stamp Kitchen Chemistry #1: Jewelry Cleaner
Dandelion Bouquet
To continue a theme of "coming out of the dark," I have to share my Roomie's post with you today. But let me first introduce you to my Roomie. Pepper and I met through some collaborative freelance work last year, and jokingly took to referring to each other as "roommates in a padded cell." We … Continue reading Dandelion Bouquet
Expedition Journal #1: Prospecting on Pinterest
When I wrote last week about growing a readership online, the one element I mentioned which I admittedly haven't been cultivating is the use of social networking. Getting into social networking can be a daunting prospect, given that social networking sites these days can be numbered in hundreds instead of handfuls... Still, I think it's past time for … Continue reading Expedition Journal #1: Prospecting on Pinterest
Cracking the Winter Chrysalis
I often joke that I'm a plant--I need my sunshine! The shamrock in our front window (inherited from my Irish great-grandma, and a decade older than I am) responds so enthusiastically to sunlight that you can almost see its movement toward the light when we open the curtains. My daughter says she's half-leprechaun, so maybe I'm … Continue reading Cracking the Winter Chrysalis
Buoyancy Control
The inflatable vest worn by a Scuba diver is called the BC, or Buoyancy Compensator. It connects to the diver's air tank, and can be used to control buoyancy---the level in the water where the diver wants to hover or cruise. Add a little air with the inflator button to rise slightly in the water, … Continue reading Buoyancy Control
Kana's Chronicles 