fun weekend, with roe
Saturday night I went to a super-fun party. Then, Sunday, after all the hungover people made it out of bed, I went to the lake with Tad and some of his family.
I’d forgotten how much I enjoyed being in lakes. When I first left my marriage, […] Continue Reading…
the show ruled
The reading we did Friday night here in Houston ruled. It was a sold-out show. Sadly, they turned people away, including one of my cousins. Next time come early, Andrea. If you are one of the people who got turned away, I am so sorry! I had […] Continue Reading…
pix
To counteract the semi-frightening picture of me that appeared in the Houston Chronicle yesterday:
To counteract a grave mistake I made:
Thanks very much to my friend Mike Leung for taking those pictures of me, which are the most flattering pictures I’ve had taken in a while. Apologies to Mike because […] Continue Reading…
upcoming show
I keep forgetting to post to this blog that I’m gonna be in a really cool literary reading-event-thing very soon. I remembered to post it right now because I’m meeting up with a photographer from the Houston Press this evening so they can photograph me in the costume […] Continue Reading…
Nosy Personal Question #12
Camellia M. writes:
As a mother, you have faced birthing a boy three times and three times made a decision of whether or not to circumcise your son(s). Since you have been raised up living in a white dominated society (Houston, TX) that promotes cosmetic genital […] Continue Reading…
I miss my kids
I got to spend a weekend with my kids (one out of the eight weeks they’re with their dad for the summer) and now I miss them more than ever. But we had a good time. We went to the movies and to the Austin Botanical […] Continue Reading…
Did y’all have a good independence weekend?
I did.
I’ve been practicing drinking. It used to be that two drinks would make me a stumbling sleepy person, knees trembling and tongue slurring all my words. But now I can make it to five drinks and, as long as I’m careful, laugh […] Continue Reading…
Guest Blog Entry #12
Lola writes:
What do you do to make yourself happy?Would you date someone and make them believe that you love them when maybe you don’t?Would you tell someone you love them, just so you can hear them tell you they love you too?Would you break up with […] Continue Reading…
Guest Blog Entry #11
faithwages writes:
Yesterday was my son’s first appointment with the new pediatrician. A little stressful because he needed to be screened for a bone condition called Perthes, and because of our situation. Our situation is that for the past year 1/2 instead of a regular […] Continue Reading…
Guest Blog Entry #10
Tanya C. writes:
My marriage is at a sort of impasse: we are basically back to treating each other really nice, sort of like roommates who each secretly think the other one is psychotic and fragile. Which I nearly proved this morning when my hubby left […] Continue Reading…
