Writing the good read
I just got back from seeing Bridesmaids, the new film by Kristen Wiig. It was, indeed, as funny as everyone says. It does, indeed, prove that women can be righteously funny and carry a movie that isn’t a romantic comedy. And the scene in the bridal boutique, was, indeed, gratuitous. I got a little nostalgic…
Today is Haiku Tuesday for the 2011 WordCount Blogathon. Below are some musings on “fair” in 17 syllables. Who says life is fair? Fair is a place with fried food Not something you’re owed If you want balance Find a supermarket scale Load it with apples Justice may be served But maybe you…
Today is a theme day for the blogathon. We’re supposed to write about our five favorite books on writing. I can think of a few I like and one I’m unsure of, but most of what I’ve learned from writing I’ve learned from reading great writers. Sometimes I underline passages, corner pages, or otherwise deface…
I have this weird ability to choose books that when read sequentially, relate to each other. I don’t do this consciously. It just seems that, more often than not, my choices of books (usually from a large stack next to the bed), are linked in some meaningful but not obvious way. Since the year began,…
In what will probably be one of the shortest blog posts I ever do, let me first introduce today’s topic for the NAIEW Words Matter Blog Challenge: Words can be mangled, misused, or misunderstood. What is your funniest example of mangling, misuse, or misunderstanding? My funniest example of mangling words comes from the mouth of…