This is my June To Do List. Everyone is so busy these days. So busy, they can’t get anything done. People who brag about how busy they are have become some of my least favorite people (after conservative Supreme Court justices and the regime they enable, of course). Meanwhile, everyone is impressed by the fact that …
I was going to be a writer when I grew up. I remember getting praised for a story I wrote when I was six, and thought I’d want to get that kind of praise for the rest of my life. The story involved rabbits who visited Earth from outer space. I was certain of my …
How is everyone out there doing on their June memoir project? I’ve been blogging (almost) every on my Medium blog. Here is today’s post. Then I’ve been cutting and pasting it into this blog, and adding a memoir writing prompt. I’ve been doing that because, in theory, I can get paid by Medium when people …
I committed to writing a blog post every day this month, but today, I just don’t know what to write about. I hosted a sleepover for my 11-year-old last night, and had to get at 2:30 to make the loudest possible shushing noise I could. I’m not sure it worked, but I’m also not sure …
Here’s another theory I have for which I have done no research. Food tastes better than it used to. Not a huge revelation, of course. People value food that is locally grown, organic, or heirloom/heritage. Cooking shows have turned the whole world into knowing gourmands, debating the ratio of salt and fat in every dish. …
I am a die-hard New Year’s resolution-maker. Every January (on the first business day of the year to be exact), I review my resolutions from the prior year and make some new ones. I didn’t make very many this year, so I’ve been thinking about making a couple of new ones. But first, I thought …