I had some storytime early this morning—and by that I mean time to play around with the short story I’m writing before I had to go to work. Sure, I was sitting between two nosy newspaper readers who kept glancing at my screen, sure, it was cold and my ears about froze off on theContinue reading “Storytime”
Monthly Archives: January 2007
The Spammers Are So Prolific
Wow, the spammers have been writing a lot lately. I envy their productivity. Overnight I’ve been getting hundreds of spam comments, and if I let 5 minutes go by I get 15 more. They are not only about Viagra, Nigeria, and other medicinal or foreign locales, some have become quite complimentary: “Great job!” “Nice writing!”Continue reading “The Spammers Are So Prolific”
Unforgettable
All this talk of stories and wishing on workshops (perhaps it’s just chatter in my head?) has got me lamenting the cold shoulder I’ve given one of my stories-in-progress. It really wants to be finished, and yet I had to put it aside for these recent deadlines. I spent all weekend on a freelance copyeditingContinue reading “Unforgettable”
Catching Up
That crash writing project left me reeling—I am very, very behind in posting here and reading all my favorite blogs. But what happened, you may wonder. Did I finish? I did. I did! So, yes, I would now like a lollipop. In the past week, a scattering of things happened. * A story of mineContinue reading “Catching Up”
Overboard!
Feedback from samples of what I wrote over the weekend came back with this response: Too long. Waaaaaaaay tooooooo looooooong. Have I ever mentioned how I can’t shut up? Like when I write posts here and I can’t stop whining and I drive everyone away? Like right now? Oh, yes, I knew the manuscript wasContinue reading “Overboard!”
Crash Writing (*Now in Real Time!)
A few days ago I agreed to write a crash freelance project. It is due next week, ideally Monday, but I asked for Wednesday to give myself a cushion in case I completely fall apart and start writing in tongues. The book will be 48 pages, but it will have photos, and it is anContinue reading “Crash Writing (*Now in Real Time!)”
The Mailbox
I had been home a half hour when E asked me if I had picked up the mail from the box downstairs. I bolted upright on the couch. The mail? I had no memory of getting the mail when I passed the mailbox, but how could I have passed the mailbox without getting the mail?!Continue reading “The Mailbox”
Spam, in the form of an auto commercial
“Maryland Hyundai Car Dealer” has added a comment to this blog to ask me: What do you think of the new Hyundai Sonata? To be honest, Maryland Hyundai Car Dealer, I had thought nothing of it. I don’t even know what it looks like. In addition, I live in New York City, have no useContinue reading “Spam, in the form of an auto commercial”
The New York Public Library & Me
All I wanted to do last week was visit the public library, but by the time I got out of work on any given night, the closest branch was closed. On Friday I decided to actually leave the building for “lunch” in order to go to the tiny little branch six or seven blocks away…Continue reading “The New York Public Library & Me”
Kick Me
I am in need of a good kick in the pants. I thought, for some moments, that this weekend might be it: I ran into a fellow graduate of my MFA program and we talked about regrets before a row of sinks in the bathrooms. She had some, though she didn’t like to use theContinue reading “Kick Me”
