Life in Kana-text (er… CONtext)
Ah, trick question! Of course you wouldn't bury an owl, because the Migratory Bird Act makes it illegal in the United States to be in possession of even an owl feather, let alone the entire dead bird. (Or three.) So of course this post is entirely a work of fiction. (Cough, cough.) Last summer I … Continue reading How to Bury an Owl
It's March of Dimes time... People with preemies are gearing up around the nation for the annual fund-raising walk. At this time of year eight years ago, my mother managed to get me away from the hospital (where my two-pound daughter was incarcerated in Neonatal Intensive Care) for a few hours to do some shopping and to … Continue reading My Daughter the Ball-Buster
Blogging isn't intended to be a numbers-game, but most of us would be lying if we said we didn't note our own numbers. (See "Confessions of a Statistics Slut" for proof of my own profligacy in this regard...) A blogging-friend asked the other day about growing a readership on WordPress, so here's what I have … Continue reading Blogging Tips: Growing a Readership
The Harry Potter series of books finally ensorcelled my daughter last week over Spring Break. She has watched all the movies (in fact, I'm sure we have Harry Potter to thank for her utter lack of hesitation about wearing her new glasses) and I figured she just needed a jump-start on the books, so we … Continue reading Grittier Resurrection Stories
"I can see clearly now, the rain is gone; I can see all obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind--it's gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day!" ~Bob Marley, I Can See Clearly Just before my kids' birthdays last month, my Ex dropped them off with a note that Elena … Continue reading “I Can See Clearly Now…”
I've mentioned before that my mother is my story-telling idol. Well, she's one of several... My storytelling-on-pages idol is Robert Jordan (who had the audacity to go and die before finishing the Wheel of Time series I've been waiting on since I picked up the first book in 1992... though I'm relieved to report that … Continue reading On the Ethics of Storytelling, and the Art of Making Shit Up
My hubby's got a bug in his ear this week, and I'm excited to see him excited. I think the bug itself hopped onboard last Friday or so, when his boss asked him the loaded question: "What are your goals working here, Keoni?" Given that the boss had just (earlier that afternoon) fired the kitchen … Continue reading A Bug in His Ear
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