This Blog is on Sabbatical
Well guys, I hope you have a nice month of November...I'm taking the month of November off from blogging to stare at a whole lot of blank pages!!! Yes, this is exciting stuff...As you know, I recently discovered that November is National Nov

WTF!
(Alice does NOT look like she's going to a tea party if you ask me.)For this inaugural episode of WTF!, I'd just like to share with you my one annoyance about an otherwise very fun holiday...Halloween.Why, why, are all the Halloween cos

Becoming a Writer
Those of you interested in writing must read this amazing article in Oprah magazine. It was written by Junot Diaz, the author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao...I promise, it's well worth it--very inspirational!!!

Gearing up for NaNoWriMo
Yesterday I was reminded that there are actually some people out there who read this blog on a regular basis and who wonder why I haven't posted anything in many days. (I know...shocking!) Believe it or not, some people actually look forward to my posts...My neighbor Winnie has her inlaws over this week and I ran into her very charming mother-in-law at the bus stop yesterday (and actu

Inner Life
Automat, 1927, Edward HopperThe following is a guest post written by blogger Elizabeth Bradley. You may find more of her terrific writing at