This week I turned off the Gmail notification on my phone. The only sound it will be making now is when someone calls or texts me. The rest of the time, my phone will be silent. My Gmail account is the one I use for my writing life. When I was … [Read more...]
The story of this winter
February 18, 2014 By 2 Comments
Here is a story that pretty much sums up the whole of this winter: After driving up to Columbus on Saturday in four inches of snow, or five, or maybe twelve--it's hard to keep track at this point--I parked my car on the street in front of the … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: odds and ends
February 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
-This is a picture of the sweater I was supposed to finish knitting early this winter, so I would not be forced to wear the same sweaters over and over again. You can also see the picture of what this sweater actually looks like at this point. Maybe … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Winning winter
February 10, 2014 By 3 Comments
It was about this time last year that I instituted my Week of Winter Walking in order to survive into spring. This winter makes last winter look like a small ball of fluff you might pick off your coat. Like a single drop of rain falling out of a blue … [Read more...]
About The Rosebush in the Corn
February 9, 2014 By 2 Comments
Another flash fiction piece up at The Legendary and this is probably one of the first flash fiction pieces I wrote. Check it out, here. I've written about flash fiction before, but here's a brief refresher. Flash fiction is short fiction, usually … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: The river is frozen and other things
January 28, 2014 By 2 Comments
Today, I drove to the coffee shop. Nothing particularly exceptional in many parts of the world, and especially, perhaps, in the burbs, where everyone drives to the nearest Starbucks. But in my town and my life, to drive to the coffee shop is a big … [Read more...]
A Sunday without football is…
January 26, 2014 By Leave a Comment
A Sunday without football is almost not a Sunday at all. Oh, sure, the sun comes up. You have your coffee. Maybe even a little treat, like orange rolls fresh from the oven. But there's no pre-game shows. No GameDay Morning. No Rich Eisen and … [Read more...]
Five reasons why this winter will be the death of me
January 23, 2014 By 5 Comments
- The house smells like cabbage and probably will until April. My husband's idea for our winter salvation was a slow cooker, which I'm all behind. The problem arises from a marked difference of opinion on the subject of cabbage. I feel it's the … [Read more...]
Questioning Gender: second edition and Facebook page
January 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The second edition of my textbook, Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration, is on its way. I took what I hope was a final look at the page proofs this week and it should be ready for the presses in February. I really like the cover they picked … [Read more...]
About The Quality of Booze
January 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
I have a new flash fiction piece, “The Quality of Booze,” up at The Molotov Cocktail, a great online literary magazine for “incendiary” flash. Here’s the story behind the story. Fast facts First draft written: September, maybe? (note to self: … [Read more...]
