Writing the good read
Do you like words? Books? Esoteric discussions about words and books? The Happy Bibliophile takes a writer a week and uses that person to explore the world of writing and words. I love the idea. And happily, I love most of the writers! Another great book blog is Some Can Whistle. I particularly like that…
I do my best writing when I should be sleeping. Usually, there is no computer or paper and pencil. As I drift off, I write — ledes to the stories I have due later in the week, very clever blog-posts, 140-character masterpieces of Twitter, and some of the most scathing (and of course effective) letters…
I’m not in the military — although my step-brother is currently serving on the USS Carl Vinson (at port in Hong Kong after dealing with Osama Bin Laden’s remains) and my nephew was an active duty Marine on 9/11. But I love this blog about being an Army wife: Apple Days Army Nights. I love…
Too late for writing Yet too early for sleeping In between times, I read.
I spent what will hopefully will be the last nice spring day in a periodontist chair today. I really like these guys. They don’t see my great dental insurance when I walk in the door, which is a novel experience. Most dentists try to talk me into braces and quarterly cleanings because they’re covered. These…
I just finished Bossypants by Tina Fey. It was okay, kind of funny. But I am increasingly disillusioned with the literary efforts of funny television and film stars. Over the years I’ve picked up books by Paul Reiser, Ellen DeGeneres, and Jerry Seinfeld. None of them were as funny as I hoped. The alternative was…
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…
Last night I listened to Paul Simon’s new album, So Beautiful or So What. Earlier, I had heard an NPR story about five composers taking on a project to write music based on Mozart’s Brandenberg Concertos. It got me thinking about who will be around, considered classical — or at least classic — in another…
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…
Today is the last day as the NAIWE Words Matter Blog Challenge. Todays topic: Words, like moths, are captured by writers who pin them to the page in various forms. What writer’s work most deftly captivates you? Why? Easy answer for me: Jane Austen, particularly Pride and Prejudice. I read it at least once a…