Same old same old:
According to Marriage and Family counselor Dr. John Gottman, 69% of the conflicts in marriage will never be solved. That means we are having the same argument over and over … Continue reading >>
Telling someone you're a writer (poet, author, journalist, whatever) often gets, um, an interesting response or unwanted feedback. Many thanks to my fellow writers (and Barbara Bos of Women's … Continue reading >>
Rick Bailey's brilliant essays on life's messiness, humor and awkwardness leap, spin and dazzle in American English, Italian Chocolate. He expounds with eloquence about the horror of house flies, the … Continue reading >>
If you're feeling glum, check out the #ionce thread on Twitter for terrific comic relief as people confess their grand oopsies. It brought back so many memories of my own gaffes.
I share them with … Continue reading >>
You never know where research will take you:
My friend and fellow poet Olga Klekner taught me about Hungarian cursing when I was writing In the Context of Love. As the Hungarian heartthrob Joe tells … Continue reading >>
WHAT?
Fiction and flash fiction. Humor blogging.
WHY?
If you had told me fifteen years ago that I would become a novelist and blogger, I would have scoffed. I had a career or two, raised my two … Continue reading >>
