Your Stupid

I finally broke down and bought the shirt I’ve been wanting for years. I’ve refrained for so long because a) I’m cheap and the shirt isn’t b) I’m a mother and, apparently, am supposed to be setting a good example. Now, personally, I think...

Confess Your Deepest, Darkest, Writerly Secrets

Because, this isn’t the internet or anything. No one will ever know. 😉 OK, so maybe I’m a little crazy. But, the point is, I know I’m not the only one who has a shameful little secret, something that, as a writer, I am embarrassed about, and rightly...

National Grammar Day: A Funny

In honor of National Grammar Day, here’s a re-run of a flash piece: I’ll admit, I had a reputation. I was the Comma slut. They all knew I was easy with the Commas. Well, you live and learn, right? I had one of those epiphany things and fell for the respectable,...

You Thought an Author’s Job was to Write?

Haha. Joke’s on you. Oh, sure, authors write, but sometimes it seems that’s more of a sideline. It’s the spreadsheets you craft in your accounting job so you can get the real business of managing money done. Lately it occurs to me that writing is...