Category Archives: WRITING
WWTBS??? Translated: What Would The Babushka Say?
I have been informed by several people that I went too far in my last post. I shouldn’t talk about poo and I shouldn’t read Bon Appetit on the can. Also, the window thing bugged a few folks. I have … Continue reading
Sunday Morning Writing
I have come to love Sunday mornings. I no longer have the ability for a good sleep in. The world lives by one clock and my body lives by another. I fought the good fight for many years, probably too … Continue reading
Sentimental Journey
I fight sentimentality and embrace it. I fight it because my mom assigns sentimentality to all objects- envelopes, magazines, cut glass bowls from years-closed Imperial Glass in Wheeling. She tries mightily to instill this same sentimentality, a.k.a. hoarding, in me during … Continue reading
In Support of Greg Mortenson and the Central Asia Institute
During my childhood and throughout most of my adulthood I loved the game of baseball. I followed the Pittsburgh Pirates with total devotion and the rest of the National League with sincere fervor. I weathered a couple of strikes and … Continue reading
Exchanging Words of Wisdom
Yesterday I received some words of wisdom. I also managed to dispense a few. Sometimes when my inner writing and grammar snob rears its ugly head I need to be knocked down a peg or two. I was complaining about … Continue reading
Rejection Is A Good Thing
Well, not in love. But in writing- YES! Sure I say that now with only two writing rejections under my belt. My idealistic dream of being a prolific AND paid writer when I grow up still swirls through my creative brain … Continue reading
