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!
Not because I don’t know how to unlock my own Word Press blog comments, but because they deserved their own entry! The following questions come from Mr. Nikita and Elvira Mistress of Felinity, two of Houston’s apparently few cat bloggers.… Read the rest!
Hey, everybody.
So, over the past year or so, I’ve been thinking a lot about blogging and its evolution and about “online brands” (for want of a not-annoying phrase). For various reasons, I decided to pull back on how much … Read the rest!
Don’t be mad.
Sorry I’ve been the worst blog updater in the world lately. But you know how it goes. Blah blah excuses go here.
Important Stuff
I got some awesome sandals on sale at TJ Maxx today. I ate … Read the rest!
Advice for Girls and Boys
Boys first. Boys, girls don’t want to have sex with boys who:
1. have to make sure their friends approve of their sex partners, first. Read the rest!
2. talk about sex and violence interchangeably. (“I’ll shoot it …
Rejected, Dejected
Is there anything as non-physically gut-hurty as getting a rejection letter in the mail? For any reason?
It’s so painful. It’s like someone breaking up with you, but remotely, so that you don’t even get a chance to … Read the rest!
There’s this really weird book. You should totally check it out.
The other day my friend Ashley and I went to Texas Art Supply, which is one of the most awesome stores in Houston, partially because it contains all the … Read the rest!
The Pattern of Crappy Feelings
So my endocrinologist is making me take my temperature every day this month, and I’m learning ever so much. One, my temperature never goes up enough to indicate that eggs are in my uterus. Two, … Read the rest!
The Ren Test
We went to the Renaissance Festival on Saturday, like dummies, in the hot sun. I thought, at one point, that I might die of low blood sugar and dehydration. And yet we all had fun, I think. … Read the rest!
book-related
Most nights, I read to my kids. Last night we decided to give up on Ramona and Her Father and switch over to A Wizard of Earthsea, instead. I haven’t read that one since I was a kid. … Read the rest!
