What to Wear When Getting a Traffic Ticket

~ Kana Smith ~ 23 Comments

I know what you're thinking: some cleavage and batted eyes might get a girl out of that ticket.  And they might.  Experience has shown me another option, though... I'm a fourth-generation Girl Scout; my great-grandma joined as an adult in the 1930s when she signed up my grandma, hoping to curb Grandma's tomboyish tendencies.  Great-Grandma … Continue reading What to Wear When Getting a Traffic Ticket

“Honey, out here we pronounce that ‘Iowa’…”

~ Kana Smith ~ 52 Comments

I actually got that response once, from an older lady (you know, probably about the age I am now) at a campground on the east coast, when I responded to her friendly where-ya-from by answering "Idaho."  Unsure whether a third-grader were allowed to correct a Grownup, I defaulted by abruptly removing myself from the conversation, … Continue reading “Honey, out here we pronounce that ‘Iowa’…”

Tweet Translations in the Pumpkin Patch: A Writer’s Life After Midnight

~ Kana Smith ~ 35 Comments

OR... Znalazłeś rozwiązanie? Let it not be said that reclusive writers have no social life. The world is at my fingertips these days, even when I'm curled up in bed. I will confess that my physical geography has been exceedingly limited since my seasonal summer-job ended last month. We live out in the country with … Continue reading Tweet Translations in the Pumpkin Patch: A Writer’s Life After Midnight