There is a man at Starbucks, tall and well built, with a dark wealth of hair cropped about two inches from the scalp, covered in a dusting of silvery gray. His sullen mouth is hidden by a …
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Strange Things I Stumbled Upon During Late Night Book Research
What strange things have you discovered in the wee hours of the night while searching for literary gold?
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Keys, Marbles, and My Mind
My keys dangle from the ignition of my escape, taunting me. Son of a turtleneck sweater. I promised my boss I would quit cussing. It isn’t as easy at it seems, especially when I can see my …
The Dirty Truth About Writing Your Heart Out
Those crazy things you wished you’d known before you gave your heart away to the muse. Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your …
Quieting the Voices in my Mind: my quest to get published part 1.
Day one: So this isn’t really day one. Not truly. I have always dreamed of being an author and breathing life into the characters that populate my inner landscape, but I have always been afraid. Up until …
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Another round of bizarre things I discovered during late night book research!
1. Farting lowers blood pressure!\ Thank god! At the police department, there was a can of aerosol that someone had taped on a label that read “Stonesol.” Hey, it wasn’t all my fault, there was a family …
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Late nights with whiskey and The Bell Jar
The next thing I knew, it was 4 a.m., and I was turning the last page of The Bell Jar while sipping my third tumbler of whiskey.
Hurt
Columbine happened when I was in middle school. I know what my students are going through. I understand the fear. I felt that deep knot in the pit of my stomach that assured me nothing would ever …
Strange Things I Stumbled Upon During Late Night Book Research
1. Before his film career, Benedict Cumberbatch earned a living posing with prehistoric animals for size comparison. Before his film career, Benedict Cumberbatch earned a living posing with prehistoric animals for size comparison. 2. This man’s voice …
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Tibetan Lemonade 