Monthly Archives: August 2009

It was a little cooler than normal on Saturday morning, with a breeze, so once I got going on mowing the front lawn I let momentum carry me over to the back, which has been much neglected this summer. It’s … Continue reading →

So, Russell got the boot on Big Brother. No big surprise there. Natalie had the temerity to announce that the three people who got to vote would be voting for her, so Julie Chen decided to give her a jolt … Continue reading →

I finished The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson last night. The novel has absolutely no denouement. No tying up of loose ends or ruminating over the meaning of events. Climax, boom, the end. Of course, Larrson has … Continue reading →

Two els in that word to denote the British spelling, since it is the British series I’m talking about. The original has apparently run its course and come to a natural end and won’t be renewed. I’ve never seen any … Continue reading →

I started working on an old short story that I plan to completely revamp. I’ve had some encouraging rejection letters with good, constructive criticism to guide me. I also came across some news items recently that I planned to weave … Continue reading →

One of the delights of writing a really short short story is the fact that you can edit and revise it many times in a single sitting. I finished a 2300-word story on Friday and spent the weekend going over … Continue reading →

Since it’s already been brought to my attention that I write like a girl, why shouldn’t I publish a romance story? I’d like to say that my upcoming appearance in New Love Stories magazine is a response to that previous editor’s gender-based … Continue reading →

I’m reading The Girl Who Played With Fire by Steig Larsson. The book focuses much more on Elizabeth Salander than on Mikael. I’m about 1/4 of the way into it, and I don’t like it nearly as much as The … Continue reading →

I didn’t plan to start writing the new short story this morning. In fact, I was fairly sure I wasn’t going to. However, when I went to bed last night I had a vision of the opening scene that was … Continue reading →

I had one of those interesting phone calls yesterday afternoon, the kind that I can’t talk about and won’t be able to talk about for months. It was about an interesting project unlike anything else I’ve ever been a part … Continue reading →