It was my husband, whose own cultural heritage includes the Depression in the United States, who first told me the story of the hobo and his stone soup. As the…Continue readingStone soup and grave robbing
By Joshua Palmatier Thanks to Alma for inviting me to guest post today here at her blog. I appreciate the opportunity! The small press, Zombies Need Brains, is currently running…Continue readingMy Battery Is Low and It’s Getting Dark
The Duchess Rants #2 I don’t care where it comes from – people tasked with administrivia who get in my way, the TSA, insurance hucksters, someone in retail who just…Continue readingDon’t tell me to calm down!
I usually write about writing. But today… today I am writing about NOT writing. And love. And pain. I’m one of those ‘childless by choice’ people who never really wanted…Continue readingNot writing today because of cat
We hold this truth to be self-evident – at some point, if you have reached a certain stage of being ‘known’, you will end up doing an interview. How to…Continue readingThe Interview
Oh, but it’s so appropriate to begin this post with those words… It was so long ago and I was so, so young, . A and so full of the…Continue readingHow to Get Started Writing
Many of us have made simple decisions which changed our lives. It could be as simple as turning right instead of left at an intersection, or saying ‘Yes’ rather than…Continue readingBooks Close To My Heart
I watched the final episode of the miniseries “Chernobyl” shaking and crying – because, because, because… so much unspeakable happened, so much was hidden to save FACE no matter what…Continue readingChernobyl with shivers and tears