And now, most important of all, I’ll never have to worry about sitting next to needy annoying pirates. What airline can offer you so much!
Whoever wrote those commercials must have been having a blast.
In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday this year, I was inspired to write the following poem inspired by a passage from One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, a book my father used to read to me many times: I took a look and saw a nook And in that nook, there was a…
There is a song that includes the following lyrics: In the midst of the sailing ships We sink our lips Into the ones we love Who have to say good-bye My question is, how does one “sink” one’s lips into someone? Unless, perhaps, you are a geriatric vampire who forgot to wear your dentures.
At this point, I’ve had several guests on The Genre Traveler Podcast who have collaborated on projects with another writer. These included a mother-son team, a horror writer, and a duo writing under a single pen name. I once collaborated on a very short story during a summer school class and remember that it was…
This week we had a snowstorm and I got to drive to work in it. It was fun, really. I love driving 40mph on the freeway. Well, in light of all this winter frivolity, I thought I’d share with you two things: a song about the weather and a picture from Sprocket’s run in the…
I’m gradually adding more movement to my routine. I’m taking the stairs at work when I can, and on Thursday, I walked from the metro station to a conference I had to go to and back (at least three block both ways). The recent change in weather has my knee a little sore, but my…
I had the most amazing experience today. I’ve been feeding the birds on my patio for a few weeks now. Today, one flew into the window, knocking the wind out of its sails. I found it lying on its back breathing heavily. I went outside and picked it up. It just sat there in the…