Once upon a time, I wrote a story about a girl–Mallory–searching for luck. Then one day I entered a raffle to join The Writer’s Voice–a contest (hosted by Krista Van Dolzer, Cupid’s Literary Connection, Brenda Drake, and Mónica Bustamante Wagner) full of agents who hadn’t yet seen my manuscript. Later that day I found out … Continue reading »
In celebration of April being National Poetry Month… Ode to Truffles a poem for Molly O! little bite of chocolate, So velvety and smooth. A bite, and then I wait As you become A rich, chocolate blanket covering My tongue. I smile. And I marvel at you, So dense and luscious. You are small but … Continue reading »
One of the super fun things about being single is that you get to second guess everything about yourself. Like, maybe I haven’t found the right guy because my clothes are too geeky. I mean, I’m certainly not putting together floral skinny pants and a striped blouse like that model in Glamour. I still think … Continue reading »
There’s something I must confess…I’m a girl, and I cry. Okay, so that’s not such big news. In fact, it’s kind of cliché. And a stereotype. But maybe also a universal truth. (Remember Tom Hanks yelling, “There’s no crying in baseball”?) Well Tom, girls cry and I’m one of them. Sometimes I cry when a … Continue reading »
There are so many reasons to be grateful to Abraham Lincoln. There’s his role in abolishing slavery and of course, the Gettysburg Address. And I’d be amiss if I didn’t mention his contribution to film…granting us a vehicle for another great Spielberg film. But by far his greatest contribution is providing tired and downtrodden teachers … Continue reading »
So, screen printing is a HUGE process of trial and error. HUGE. There are lots of factors that could go wrong and so to get to a place where one is actually screen printing takes a handful of tries. Here is my very first attempt. It went horribly wrong… 1. I coated the screen, waited … Continue reading »
