A mold-free, well-lighted apartment
Ah! A new, mold-free, well-lighted apartment. And better than that, an apartment my dog hasn’t “christened” — and we’ve been there for more than 24 hours, too! Such small joys make me feel hopeful for the future.
Ah! A new, mold-free, well-lighted apartment. And better than that, an apartment my dog hasn’t “christened” — and we’ve been there for more than 24 hours, too! Such small joys make me feel hopeful for the future.
The summer is officially here. It’s hot and muggy. The fireflies are dancing in the evenings among the vines that cover the trees outside my apartment window. And I’ve broken out the sleeveless shirts in my wardrobe. For me, every summer is different – and that’s not just because I’ve moved about the country a…
This weekend, one of the staff over at the New York Journal of Books shared this interesting article about book reviewing with all us reviewers. Apparently, an author was awarded a hefty sum for damages caused by a scathing book review. The article is a very interesting read and if you have any interest at…
In the song “She Bangs” — made famous by William Hung (poor Ricky Martin) — there is a couple of lines that go: She moves like a moth But she stings like a bee I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t want to be described as moving like a moth. All the moths I’ve…
Here is another sample chapter draft from Lord Vayne. Maria hummed as she walked into the chicken coop. The hens seemed to cluck in tune with her as she reached beneath them to collect the morning’s harvest of eggs. The chill air didn’t seem to bother her this fine day. She had a bounce in…
Not to be morose or anything – well, maybe I want to be morose, but that’s another blog entry – but I’ve been having some oddly dark thoughts lately. It all started with the bat – see my August 2004 entry. I started thinking about him (her? how do you tell?) a week or so…
If happy thoughts truly could make you fly, my feet would rarely touch the ground as long as Sprocket was in my life. I just love my dog!