Arte Publico Press has issued the galleys for my upcoming poetry book, Falling in Love with Fellow Prisoners (September 2013!).
This book’s release is similar emotionally, for me, to that of the first book I wrote, which was a short … Read the rest!
A Plainclotheshorse
Sometimes I want to tell y’all what I find at the thrift stores, and maybe post pictures of my finds, but then I don’t, because I’ve realized that I like pretty boring clothes.
Today, for instance, I am … Read the rest!
Today
The pollution is making a shadow like smoke on my wall. It’s kind of pretty, actually.
My boyfriend (Tad) got a new job somewhat near mine, so we’ll be able to have lunch together again. I’m very excited about … Read the rest!
My nerves are shot.
Normally I’m a person who thrives on deadlines and slight amount of pressure. But…
Over the past few weeks, I’ve spent a lot of time explaining to people that I have this big writing deadline, and … Read the rest!
Yay! (Plus Bugs)
I found my tile today! I decided to flake on work and go to a new tile place, and I found the tile I wanted, for cheap, deliverable this week. Woo hoo!
There was a weird, pregnant-looking, … Read the rest!
Bizarre
Today I was sitting at my desk at work, trying not to fall into an allergy-medicine-induced coma, when something loudly hit the window to my left. I looked over and saw a huge flying thing. When it landed and … Read the rest!
100 Things Meme
Reading the 100 Things written by Marigoldie and Tina, in which they wrote one hundred things about themselves, inspired me to write my own. I think this is a superior meme – much better than one … Read the rest!
A Scary Thing
I called Julio about a work-related system. While I was pointing out the inefficiency of a certain aspect of said system (read: the secretary who wanted to use Liquid Paper in place of technology), he said, “You … Read the rest!
I could write about bugs all day.
Today in the parking garage, Brie and I saw a huge, huge moth. Six or seven inches wide. The kinds you find in Texas and on the islands where such hellish things are … Read the rest!
