I have a plant in my office that is nothing short of pathetic. It started life vibrant and healthy, but through unintentional owner mismanagement and intentional cat munching, it now hangs on by a thread. Or a root. I water it only when I see it wilting. I don’t feed it vital plant food. I…
Category: Journaralities
My Social Media is/is not Me
Since joining Twitter in 2015, I’ve never been comfortable with how to best use it. I initially established it as part of my author platform. Many writing advice columns tell you that having an online presence through which future readers can interact with you is a good thing. I’ll buy that. It makes sense to…
Writing Like its My (Second) Job
I tend to be productive in spurts. All or nothing. Feast or Famine. Wax or Wane. High or Low. Pick your favorite pithy saying. The point is that I—like most people, I suspect—tend to tackle projects or take on tasks I’m not absolutely required to do in cycles of high productivity and then no productivity.…
Eulogy for a Laptop
I don’t tend to be a sentimental person, and I’ve never been accused of being overly-demonstrative. I suffer loss—true loss—on the inside and bear it privately. Today, I make an exception for a (relatively) long-time companion. A battle buddy. A steadfast confidant who has kept my secrets, listened to my stories, sang my favorite melodies,…
Embrace the Boring
My youngest daughter thinks I’m boring. That’s not a surprising statement coming from a 15-year-old who was forced to spend a day at Cedar Point with her folks. For anyone parenting a teenager, this is likely a familiar refrain, unless you are a Will Smith type who bungee jumps from helicopters on your 50th birthday.
Spec-Fic Fun for Writers and Readers
Do you love spec-fic? Read it? Write it? Paper your walls with it? Are you now wondering what exactly IS spec-fic? It’s short for speculative fiction, and here’s a thorough explanation by Annie Neuberger if you’re not familiar with the use of the term, but trust me—you love it. If any of the above applies,…
A Trip Down Library Lane
I’m a private person. As such, I don’t share information about my personal life online; at least, not much beyond the inconsequential. But, that doesn’t mean I’m not willing to offer up a few tidbits about my personality and interests. In fact, I bet if I were to give you a peek at my library…
When Cherished Musicals Go Off-Key
Hindsight can be brutal to the childhood experiences we often hold dear. My mother was a connoisseur of old Hollywood musicals, and by extension, so was I. Some of the fondest memories of my mother are when she’d serenade the household with lively Rodgers and Hammerstein numbers as she went about the daily duties of…
D.M.’s Ultimate 80s Science Fiction/Fantasy Mix Tape
I seem to be surrounded by 1980s music as of late. My 14-year-old daughter and her bestie are currently “into” the decade’s musical offerings. They’ve been belting out A-Ha and Bonnie Tyler from the backseat of the car everywhere we go, and much to their delight, an eighties-centric band headlined a local summer concert series…
Drowning In Good Intentions
I am drowning in good intentions, and it is quite the bittersweet experience. It all began on the first day of December 2016 with an idea spurred by an event that took place almost a month earlier—that most hateful of days: Election Day. Now faced with an ugly political landscape guaranteed to harm the disadvantaged,…
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