Happy Halloween! And so we come to the beginning of a new blog feature called Otherwhere. (It's a word, for real, I found it on Thesaurus.com.) In my travels around the internet, I find lots of interesting things that I post on Twitter, or once in a blue moon, on Facebook. But I've realized that […]
It is a wonderful rainy, blustery day here in Portland as I write this–my favorite, at least for once in awhile. And here’s what’s going on: What I’m Reading: Making Piece: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Pie and The Untethered Soul, both of which I’m pretty sure I was reading last week. Things have […]
Punkins, ready for the big night So, I've had this idea lately. What might that idea be, you ask? I shall tell you. It's that maybe, once in awhile, more often than a blue moon, maybe even weekly, I'm not sure yet, it likely depends on you all react, I shall write a post that […]
The Halloween spirit is in full swing at my house and all around the city. I love decorating for Halloween, though I don't go nearly as all out as some of the places I see which feature scarecrows and witches and ghouls rising from tombstones. Love it all! Halloween is supposed to be frightening, with […]
Yeah, so, that headline is a clever attempt to tie this post into Halloween. In case my efforts are obtuse, mask=costume=Halloween. I know, I know, a bit labored. Except that writing voice is an important subject. (Along the same Halloween theme, last week I wrote about Fear and Focus.) And writing voice is a topic […]
I'm in the process of cleaning and cooking for a Halloween party we're having tonight. Somehow, my annual chili dinner for one or two friends has turned into a last-minute shindig. Alas, this means not a lot of time to write today. However, I did rise early to work on Emma Jean,inspired by comments from […]
