Hang ups: We end phone calls with the mere tap of a finger. When I was young, it was exciting to hang up on someone by slamming the receiver down. Slam your cell phone down and you might shatter the screen. I still hang up on solicitors. I hang up on political calls, too. What do you say? End the call, or hang up? Some of us remember when we used to dial a number. A recent WaPo … [Read more...]
Funnies for Writers
Need a reason to smile after dealing with rejection letters, frustrating revisions or lousy book reviews? We’ve all been there! I don’t know if I’d actually send such a letter, but I laughed reading it! Sometimes it’s hard to know how to answer this question from well meaning friends when you’ve been in a slump, especially if it’s been months. Most of my writer friends … [Read more...]
THE WATERS: Spellbinding and brutal fiction
Fiction to lean into, to absorb, to take your time reading Author Bonnie Jo Campbell's newest novel, "The Waters," is not to be missed if you like dense, provocative fiction. My review is currently up on MER Motherhood Literature and Art magazine. “There were herbs in the Waters of Massasauga swamp that could be rendered into medicines for just about every affliction: yarrow and … [Read more...]
Queen Clementine: a Dog Story
The gift of dogs Dogs bring so much into our lives that I sometimes wonder how we can ever repay them. Clementine was like a gift. When our kids were growing up, we had a wonderful chocolate Lab. When she developed diabetes in her later years, we gave her insulin injections twice daily. It was a challenge, but we loved her. After she died, we spent 7 years debating what kind of dog we … [Read more...]
Ready to move beyond Goodreads?
What's so *Bad* about Goodreads? Personally, I don't have complaints about the Goodreads app (I suppose I don't use it that much), but many readers and authors do. Criticism ranges from poor moderation of reviews and books, their "buggy, outdated tech," and the very fact that it's owned by Amazon, which uses Goodreads data to assess its sales. As far as reviews, complaints are that the app … [Read more...]
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