Bios and things
So excited about seeing the layout for my column in Writer's Digest. Yes, column. In Writer's Digest. I feel like a writing expert. I should be an expert, I do it enough, right? Of course, if there's an advanced degree in rewriting the first seven chapters, I should be awarded my PhD. I've earned it. Some interesting things: I'm "retweeting" this here, as well as at my twitter account: Belong

All's Well That Ends Well, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Last night, R. and I ventured across the river to see Alls WEll That Ends Well. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is, incidentally, in the same theatre where I saw, many moons ago, The Rocky Horror Picture Show with live cast. (Come on, you know you love it, too.) R. foiled my plans to dress up in impractical shoes by making me drive, but I forgive him, and my feet were grateful, even if my stress level from driving from Kenwood (work) to Cold Spring (R.) back downtown was a bit high. Whatever, I didn't want to quit smoking really, anyway, right? Practice run. We got over there early, because I wasn't sure where it was, or anything about pa

Devil's Night, Covington KY
Last night, after starting off feeling a bit melancholy, I met some friends at Molly Malone's in the 3rd floor for an acquaintance's birthday party thing. It was interesting seeing the costumes and the music was very reminiscent of my goth club days. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, it was stiflingly hot, and friends left to go to a friends' party, but that was fine, as I'd run into another friend in town for the weekend, and we and her brother in law ended up heading out to Fat Shannon's. An aside: walking in the rain in a sweater hoodie is not fun. Wet sweaters are not fun. Just so you know. But Fat Shannon's wasn't bad, overall. It was midnight, roughly, when we g

Soon I will hopef...
Soon I will hopefully have some new, interesting places in Newport and the surrounding areas to tell you about. I'm thinking now that Fall is here, it's a good time to hit up parks and drives to look at the pretty leaves and gorgeous colors, but also a good time to hit some indoor places. I'm thinking art galleries, shops, etc. In the meantime, I've done a lot of my usual haunts lately: Southgate House, which never gets old for me, though I've done something new (for me) there: Open Mic night, hosted by my friend Mike Kuntz on Mondays, is a lot of fun. The talent this past Monday (October 26) ranged in style from acoustic guitar accompanied by violin to a gentleman w

Pioneer Park, Independence, KY
Leave it to my family to have our yearly picnic in the fall. Certainly, this can be an excellent time of year for a picnic, surrounded by amazing foliage and everyone invigorated by the cooler temperatures, rather than wilting in the Ohio Valley humid summer heat. Of course, we stick to this tradition, come rain (or snow) or shine, whether the temps are freezing or hitting record highs. This Saturday was not the coldest picnic we've experienced (I wasn't exaggerating about the snow), and when the sun was shining and the wind not blowing, it was quite nice. That said, there was a reason we were all huddled together on the picnic bench under blankets. If you want family closeness,