“Maybe I’ll just set it in a small college and then get my editor to help me change everything to high school details after the manuscript gets accepted.” “I think I should Snapchat my sister who is actually in high school and see if that gives me more inspiration.” “These problems are pretty universal, right?”…
I’ve been living in people’s spare bedrooms and out of suitcases for a year now, following the end of my marriage last January. Moving again this morning broke my gumption a bit, calling for some black humor about the whole situation. Appropriate for Epiphany, perhaps? So, here are Some Things I’ve Learned: 1) Never be 100%…
Dear Stieg Larsson (and everyone who loves The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo): Sometimes I wonder, when I turn the page, how much of this is a translation issue. If so, please disregard. If not, we need to have words. I love a good mystery as much as the next girl. I like kickass heroines and…
It’s been a quiet week for me online. I’ve been working ahead on some things, and hopefully I’ll have some more regular posts up next week. While this is a few days late, here’s some great reading to ease the end of your weekend. The Gifts and Benefits of Doubt, Experimental Theology Preaching Grace is Risky…
Last night, I was on a street corner in NW, checking the bus times on my phone. It was later than usual and I was in a hurry to find the nearest bus home. A man in a burly overcoat approached me. It isn’t that cold out, I thought, as he walked up. In his…
Have you heard of a “commonplace book”? It’s an old idea, and has been most recently resurrected by hipsters bearing Moleskines. Basically, it’s a notebook full of accumulated everyday notes – your shopping list, a quote from the book you’re reading, the recipe copied from your mom’s cookbook, a sketch from the metro of the…
I think I avoid writing because I’m not comfortable talking about what really matters to me. And I’m not comfortable talking about it because I’m afraid of the criticism and friendly “heart checks” I’ll get from my parents and the good people who knew me mostly during 2000 – 2008. I am happy to either…
Here is a little link round up for you. I don’t really have a rhyme or reason for this, but that’s okay. You can make one up for me: Because I feel like it. Because it’s Winds-day. Because Christian Patriarchy is worth reading up on. Because I had coffee this morning. Because getting up early…