my gall stone
I forgot to tell y’all about my gall stone. I found out all the details when we did the sonogram.
Because I believe in doing things well, my gall stone is very impressive. The sonogram technicians … Read the rest!
I’m home sick today.
Every time I’m home sick, I do the same thing. I think about all the errands I could get done. I get ready to do them. Then, I feel sick. I realize I’m home because I’m … Read the rest!
ok
I loaded the dishwasher, put on some laundry, put on a bra, fed my kids and vaccuumed the whole apartment, and then I wrote my piece. Now I’m resting. In a little bit, I’ll go back and revise.… Read the rest!
I have to get ready for a show.
I have a pretty big show today and I’m not ready.
I got all the other readers to confirm that they will, in fact, show up. I made the programs, set the … Read the rest!
It’s easy to avoid drama when you’re smug.
Ever notice how it’s always the people with sex partners telling the lonely people to quit trying so hard? Telling them to quit obsessing over finding love?
I promise not to tell … Read the rest!
the stuff moms have to do
We just got back from the kids’ school’s Halloween carnival, during which it rains every year without fail. It’s cursed. I figured it out. Someone who practices Santeria was offended by the PTA’s high-school … Read the rest!
I went to JournalCon.
For some reason, I felt the need to write an excruciatingly exhaustive recap of the weekend, but only got as far as Friday through Saturday. I hope to write about Sunday soon, because Sunday was … Read the rest!
Don’t stop to talk. Call now.
Call 713-335-3443 to hear the second installment of my readings on PhoneWorks. (Houston call. Free for us, long distance for y’all.) Piece One is the title piece of the book I have coming out … Read the rest!
five things that bother me
(perhaps irrationally)
1. when people refer to men as yummy
2. fruit stickers on anything other than fruit
(Okay, I hate them on fruit, too. )
3. when people misuse the word whenever Read the rest!
“Whenever I …
every night
I say I’m going to read, or at least play a little on my Pocket PC. You know — relax.
But then, instead, I fall asleep.
Some day I’ll catch up on my sleep. Then, I’ll really be … Read the rest!
