Words in Place

Yesterday. Me on line, interviewed by Jordan Lapp at Everyday Fiction. Wow. I have to say I am extremely excited. It's such a boost to k...

An instructor at UCLA Extension once told me that writers must be risk-takers. I was devastated by this bit of news--in those days I was al...

The first time I heard the word “passion” in reference to me, I was stunned and flattered. It happened this way. I’d signed up for a writing...

"Writers write." Who said that? Flannery O'Connor or Stephen King? I can't remember, but the veracity of the statement can...

Okay. After today I will never write another blog about not blogging. I promise. But I am really bad at this. It's not that I don't ...

In this first post of 2008, let me just say I have no memory of November and December of 2007, so if I did anything embarrassing or illegal,...

No excuses for not being around, but I'm back. Here's what been going on: "Oh Hell," the second story featuring Nikki Hyla...

And despite having lost a considerable amount of ground, I don't have time to write now either. But I will.

Today's post may be somewhat incoherent as I am very tired today. It seems as if I've had no time lately to just contemplate--my na...

What a hectic two weeks and it's all good. First. Last week (was it only LAST week?) I was bent over my computer trying to get to the en...

I've been MIA again but I have excuses. (1) Daughter home for a week or so (2) Son home for Memorial Day (3) Meeting a deadline--today--...

I have a few things to say about American Idol before the season gets filed in the TV archives. Many people have told me and I have often re...

Yesterday I ran errands until after six, coming home hot, ragged, annoyed because the library has misplaced three tapes I know I turned in. ...

Nice weekend for mothers. I'm a mother and I got my turn too. And I will avoid making the obvious comments such as Mother's Day is...

Not much time today. It's Friday and as always I have things to do on Fridays. However a sense of routine is a good thing. At least f...

Since Tim is travelling, Hillary and I watched "American's Next Top Model" and the results from "American Idol" with...

I love American Idol, but haven't written about it in this space before. (Hmmm...maybe once a while back). Usually I unspool my jewels o...

You've heard of continental drift, I'm sure. How as the earth formed and reshaped itself, the continents moved closer together, the...

Yes, even the powers that be at Blogger forgot who I am. Either that or they've figured out a way to make me "join." So here I...

There is nothing I like better than to check my calendar and find there is NOTHING ON IT. One plain blank square! A day without an obligati...