Wasted Post
It seems like such a waste of time to basically repeat what I wrote yesterday, but there you go. Whatever I said yesterday goes even more for today. I seriously need this week to end.
On the plus side, I did get to work with a gentleman today who was wearing a chain mail shirt (yes [...]
Spent
Everybody hates Mondays – hell, even I am wont to badmouth Monday from time to time… Really, though, the real day of the week to dread is Tuesday. On Monday, everyone is still getting over the weekend and catching up on crap they didn’t do (but should have done) on Friday. Tuesday is when [...]
The trouble with writing out of your element
“They” say that one of the best things a writer can do to hone his/her craft is to read. I read. Quite a bit, in fact. I read non-fiction, contemporary fiction, classical fiction, cookbooks, how-to books… I read it all.
I don’t read sci-fi/fantasy. There are a few notable exceptions, but for the most part, I [...]
I can read! pt. 1
Book review for Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl by Susan McCorkindale:
I have to admit, I have completely mixed feelings about this book – I didn’t like it, but I DO like it all at once. Weird, I know.
I initially picked it up because I have secretly been contemplating becoming a Farmgirl myself. I’ll post more [...]
Open Letter to David Foster Wallace
Dear Mr. Wallace,
I’ve done it… twice. I have read Infinite Jest… twice. It only took me 10 years and more than a dozen attempts, but I have done it and I am not pleased with you. At all.
Let me start by saying that I get it – ok… it’s a social commentary (a rather scathing [...]