Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Of the internet places I haunt, one is the Queens MFA zoetrope message board and another connected board for author Mary Akers where someone posted a topic along the lines of –How did 2007 treat ya–The idea was to look at how many submissions you had done and how many acceptances you had. I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well, I always like to get my taxes done early. I had everything I needed, or so I thought. As I went through TurboTax as usual I realized that I was missing forms from the bank about an approved 401K withdrawl for education, but I had kept good enough records to figure it [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Daydreaming. I’ve always been a daydreamer. I think that is where my first poems came from as I sat on the long bus ride home making up stories and songs about dandelions, run down sheds, electric fences etc. But at times daydreaming can be dangerous. I find myself, at times, planning [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I decided to post early today (partially in lieu of avoiding my most hated chore–cleaning the bathroom but mostly) because I finished reading Michael Parker’s If You Want Me to Stay.
This week I have completed quite a few books I had in progress, but I only really post about ones that I felt a connection [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I will let anything and everything distract me from doing the housework. I have finished my reading, my writing and my walk for the day. I have no excuses. It is only 3:40 in the afternoon (I got up earlier than usual) and I know what I should start on, but….is there [...]
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