Writing the good read
Memory is a funny thing. When my husband told me he wanted to undergo gender reassignment five years ago, time stopped. I remember that moment so clearly I can almost hear my heart pounding and the rush of air as I drew in the kind of raggedy breath that comes when you’re on the edge…
As I have mentioned before, I read a lot and keep a list of dozens of books I want to read. Most of those are culled from reviews I read in a variety of publications, including the Sunday New York Times book review section. I saw an article a few months back about a new…
I know that some women (and men) don’t like when people divide things into male and female camps, but I have long believed that as a woman, I view technology differently than most men. I see it as a tool that should do what I need it to do, when I want it do do…
I used to have a calendar that on the June 30 square said, “Half the year is gone. Have you reached half your goals?” Kind of passive aggressive for paper office supplies, right? As I mentioned a couple posts ago, my life has been a bit out of my control lately, and I haven’t been…
People send me free stuff. Sometimes it’s food items, like Health Warrior‘s Chia Bars, which make for a tasty, but healthful snacks, or Kate Farm’s organic, soy, gluten and dairy-free protein drinks, Komplete meal replacement shakes. They’re okay, and Darling Son liked them. But they’re something I’d drink of necessity rather than choice. Of the…
When I posted last, four months ago (yikes!), I had every intention of continuing to post at least once a week, which I’d (almost) managed since last year’s Blogathon. But you know, sh*t happens. I got sick, Darling Son got sick; my blog broke, then got fixed; there were ISP issues, then there weren’t. But…
So I did it. I finished National Novel Writing Month six days ago. They call that “winning” when you complete it. I wrote 50,130 words without going back and rereading, editing, cringing. When I signed up on a whim on November 1 (the first day of the annual event, which attracts millions of writers, would-be…
I’m about to admit something that will probably take me down a notch in the eyes of the three dozen people who think I’m a bona fide foodie. Here goes: I don’t like truffles. Not the chocolate ones, I love those. I’m talking about the ones that pigs sniff out. I don’t like truffle oil,…
I’ve been a writer for my entire adult life. I’ve made my living doing nothing else. And as a journalist, I’m pretty confident in what I do. I know how to find sources, interview intelligently, craft a story designed specifically for the audience at hand. If I don’t know something, I know where to look…
On October 17, the Seattle Times ran the first of a string of full page political ads endorsing the Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna.They were paid for by the business side of the paper, and there was a lot of assurance from that side and from the editorial leadership that the ad buy didn’t impact…