Archive for the ‘writing’ Category

Friday, May 12, 2006

Reasons I’m a Little Bit Sad Today

1. I was seriously craving the Fantasy sandwich from Baba Yega today, but none of my friends wanted to go out to lunch, and I don’t have the emotional fortitude to go by …

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Posted in domestic, Houston, venting, writing on 05/12/2006 05:15 pm
 
 

Sunday, May 7, 2006

Big Old Weekend

I don’t have a new book out right now because I’m lazy and I write a book every other year instead of every year. However, because Houston’s Latino Book Fair was this weekend, and it’s the biggest …

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Posted in parenting, writing on 05/07/2006 02:08 pm
 
 

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Bad Habit

I’m sitting here at 1:14 AM, cleaning up broken links on my web site and updating certain facts, and suddenly I notice that I’ve been writing this site for almost nine years now.

Dude. That’s so weird.…

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Posted in venting, writing on 04/30/2006 06:16 am
 
 

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Torture Limbo

Waiting to find out if I can scoop up a house in the neighborhood I’m trolling.

Just kidding. It’s not really torture. I’m still very optimistic. It’s just a little hard to wait for something you want and …

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Posted in domestic, writing on 04/27/2006 02:10 am
 
 

Friday, April 7, 2006

Star Struck Dumb

Let’s say you’re exiting a cafe with your friend at the end of your lunch hour, crossing a parking lot to get to your vehicle and head back to work. Let’s say, then, that you turn and …

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Posted in stories, writing on 04/07/2006 01:54 pm
 
 

Monday, April 3, 2006

Free Writing Advice

Recently a coworker and fledgling writer emailed me an introductory paragraph from the memoir she’s been working on. She wanted to know if it had enough of a hook to snag an editor or agent. Unfortunately, it …

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Posted in writing on 04/03/2006 02:15 pm
 
 

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Road-Related

A good game to play when you’re caught in traffic or just driving somewhere you always drive: First think of a number, like fifteen. Then find fifteen (or whatever number) things that you would like to photograph, if you …

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Posted in health, my sex life, psychobabble, venting, writing on 02/14/2006 12:29 am
 
 

Monday, January 16, 2006

I have bad eBay luck.

My boyfriend manages to buy tons of awesome stuff on eBay at 50%, 75%, 90% off, right? And then there I am, searching fruitlessly for hours for one necklace pendant or one blouse that isn’t …

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Posted in parenting, writing on 01/16/2006 05:03 pm
 
 

Wednesday, January 4, 2006

Finally: The Answers to the Eleven Questions that I, as an Author, Am Most Frequently Asked

1. So, are you and your boyfriend going to get married?

Not at the moment, no. We don’t have any plans to do so.…

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Posted in my sex life, writing on 01/04/2006 11:25 pm
 
 

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Various Worries, Some Resolved and Some Not Yet

[Subtitle: Why I Haven’t Been Talking Much About My Personal Life Lately (Hint: It’s Because I Fear Being Seen as a Whiner, and I Don’t Like People to Worry, but Don’t Worry, …

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Posted in domestic, parenting, venting, writing on 12/20/2005 07:23 pm