I saw an article going around about how some one submitted a published New Yorker story to several magazines, including the New Yorker, and it got rejected by all of them. I didn’t read the article, I don’t have to. Read more
There are topics you can’t help but return to, to grind your mind against day and night like a worry stone. At what point are you annoying not just yourself but your audience? I think this as a friend wryly Read more
I first heard the phrase “A stitch in time saves nine” from the book by that name by Madeleine L’Engle, so it’s no wonder I assumed it had an esoteric and possibly magical meaning. I remember asking someone to explain Read more
Well, first off, it isn’t losing. It’s not. It’s more… not-winning, but that doesn’t make a catchy blog post title. We Americans tend to reduce things like literary awards (and -ugh- political elections) to the binary lens of sports, with Read more
I had to make another appearances post. WEW am I a busy bee! I promise to, er, slow down… if my husband doesn’t get a job? Saturday, June 10th at 2pm I’ll be on a panel at the South Euclid Read more
Volunteering. When I see a call for volunteers, there’s a near physical pain if I don’t answer it. Why is that? Why do I feel like a rude bastard if I don’t agree to do EVERYTHING? I’m not even just Read more
This poem originally appeared in Star*Line in 2022 and is a finalist for the Rhysling Award for best short poem! I thought it would be nice to put it here so you can all read it. 🙂 This is my Read more