… is probably good every once in awhile. I spent the whole day on the ASU campus (one working coffee break) listening and writing hard. Then I pitched my book idea to a couple of agent/editors. Their responses were fairly positive… But I have a long way to go before Read more…
Forget all that stuff I said yesterday about not being able to get my shit done. I got plenty done today. I also did some really great things for my mental health. And rewarded myself for it with a small mountain of frozen yogurt with fruit toppings. Everything’s going to Read more…
What follows is unscripted rambling. I was thinking a lot today and trying REALLY HARD not to roll my eyes too much, so the thoughts & feelings are both many and confused. FIRST: It is hard to work for me, and it is even harder to have me work for Read more…
Wasn’t it just the other night that I was in a schlubby motel in Moab? Tonight I am in the luxurious Tempe Mission Palm Hotel. With an H. I plan on taking full advantage of the gym. And the writing workshops, naturally. But also the gym. (The reason for the Read more…
I do not have knife skills, or even sharp knives. (I REALLY need to get my knives sharpened, like wow.) So, chopping things is the biggest time suck as far as my cooking goes, and for the longest time it kept me from eating as many fruits and vegetables as Read more…
1. Because of Madeleine, who in the 5th grade, and after my first diet, said I looked “almost normal.”2. Because of that boyfriend, the one who liked me just the way I was until I lost 5 lbs. “How much more could you lose, do you think?” He said, hungrily. Read more…
I want to be clear: I am going to enjoy this break. But shit needs to be attended to, as well. It’s all about doing my best. Ornithology class: study bird calls, transcribe notes from two missed classes, read the second required article. Thesis: Finish final edits, meet with second Read more…
I’m starting to feel a sort of fundamental tension in my shoulders and I think it is because I only have one summer and one more Fall semester before they kick me out of grad school. This spring I am defending my thesis with the rest of my cohort, but Read more…
Have you watched Bad Writing yet? I watched it on my phone over a couple of days recently (I think I may have missed some of the “big screen” nuances, but I was impatient) and there’s a scene where Vernon is talking with Brenda Shaughnessy about social media. She makes Read more…
As the sun set tonight over the prairie in what Paul Gruchow lovingly describes as “boring pastels,” so too did it set on my time here at Shortgrass. We will pack up and head out in the morning. I have to keep telling myself that I did what I set Read more…