Exorcism by Ink

January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 ~ Kana Smith ~ 17 Comments

I've exorcised a number of demons through the use of ink. No surprise for a writer. But this week exorcism-by-ink took a different twist. A couple years ago I foolishly married a person who turned out to be a liar and a cheat (and also already-married!) and unfortunately I had already let him scrawl his name across … Continue reading Exorcism by Ink

Changing My Story

January 4, 2017January 5, 2017 ~ Kana Smith ~ 5 Comments

Sometimes the really simple stuff is the hardest to get my hard head around... How is it, for example, that I can have a goal and know what it is and face no real impediments---yet it doesn't materialize? When there's not some external obstacle, why don't I get that goal accomplished? Well, it all comes down to ME, … Continue reading Changing My Story

Things About My 2016 (List#6)

December 31, 2016January 5, 2017 ~ Kana Smith ~ 6 Comments

The New-Year mark is a time for lists, even for people who aren't as obsessed with them as I am. In the spirit of "contained chaos" (see yesterday's list and my underwear drawer) this is a rather random list of "Things About 2016," as I experienced it... It's not a comprehensive list of all the "big … Continue reading Things About My 2016 (List#6)

“Life”—a Revised Edition

September 14, 2014September 14, 2014 ~ Kana Smith ~ 18 Comments

My sister and I used to play the Milton-Bradley board game Life, moving a plastic car along the predetermined path (adding pink or blue pegs to represent spouse and kids), and marking the "mileposts" of American living by paying or collecting money for various events. I suppose this game is intended to represent how life is "supposed" … Continue reading “Life”—a Revised Edition

Once Upon a Restaurant

February 12, 2013February 18, 2013 ~ Kana Smith ~ 40 Comments

Once Upon a Time... Kana & Keoni owned a Hawai'ian barbecue restaurant. For more than a year, Kana Girl's Hawai'ian BBQ held UrbanSpoon's #1 spot for "Best BBQ restaurant" in the Treasure Valley (home to one-third of Idaho's population).... And we had a kick-ass time of it, building a unique atmosphere with our combined knowledge … Continue reading Once Upon a Restaurant

Superb Owl Sunday (OR… The Anthropology of Advertising)

February 9, 2013February 9, 2013 ~ Kana Smith ~ 23 Comments

So I hear the Super Bowl was last Sunday! Who knew? Well, okay---everybody else knew. This is one of the "social side-effects" of having no television channels. Last weekend's Super Bowl actually came to our attention accidentally a few days before the game, when a nursing assistant asked us which team we'd be rooting for. Long … Continue reading Superb Owl Sunday (OR… The Anthropology of Advertising)

A Lesson on Letting Go

August 7, 2012August 8, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 76 Comments

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