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Unbelievably, I started feeling a tickle in the back of my throat On The Way Home from my retreat. It wasn’t enough that my windshield wipers revolted and the roads were horrendous and I was all tense like someone who hadn’t driven in a week was cast out into a blizzard—oh, wait—and then I had... Continue Reading →
It's always amazing to me how effective procrastination is as a tool to get everything else in your life done. Always. What I really needed to do today was figure out what hilarious anecdote to share for the up and coming Terror and Storytelling Event. You see, the lovely folks who organize said event would... Continue Reading →
It took conjuring up all my best and greatest obsessive tendencies, bringing to bear the entire Google Photos arsenal, and employing a shameful willingness to ignore my family and all that I love most, but the old blog has gotten a new face. You might not see it so much from here on the individual... Continue Reading →
It's been a rough week. Something terrible happened to my body last week and it is in... shall we say... revolt. The proverbial wheels have fallen off the bus, and are currently speeding down I-94 on their own self-directed course. I am certain they'll return eventually, when convinced I'll welcome them home with contrition, tears, and... Continue Reading →
I feel like I've been deprived. I don't rightly know how long MOOCS have been in existence, at least in any reputable form, but I believe I have been woefully ignorant for quite some time. MOOCs - Massive Open Online Courses - are just that. They are massive: the last one I took ran over... Continue Reading →
Yeah. That's pretty much all I can say. Weekend with Your Novel was amazing. Workshops, guest speakers, agents, critique groups. All crammed into 24 exhausting hours. Exhausting, and encouraging, and challenging, and humbling, and did I mention exhausting? I was in bed by 9 both nights. So much for making the most of my time. On... Continue Reading →
Tales From the Nexus 