I put on my big girl panties and submitted my latest short story to Clarkesworld Magazine. Wish me luck! I should know something within a week!
But, before you get all YEA! and YOU GO GIRL, keep in mind that the rejection rate at Clarkesworld is like 98.8 percent. So, rejection – focus carefully!
I’m beginning to [...]
Archive for July, 2009
One week on the diet – 1 pound down
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged soup, weight loss, ww points on July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
OK not a great first week. But try and try again.
I did accomplish the habit of writing down what I eat, and I found a weighloss buddy – Trish has agreed to keep me honest. Perhaps this week I will go to the gym that I bought a membership to last week!
I went to the [...]
Christmas in July
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged christmas on July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m planning church events for CHRISTMAS today. Yes, I truly AM the Mayor of Crazy Town. BUT the girls are napping and I have a moment of quiet and peace, I felt that NOW was the best moment to get that ball rolling like a wobbly ornament shattering on the carpet.
What should it matter that [...]
The 25 point lunch…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chinatown, Diet, mandir, Pho on July 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
… was worth the 2 -point soup and carrot stick dinner.
I love Pho. Which is to say – I love going to Little China at the far end of my street and sitting down with dishes I just can’t get most places. Today’s lunch involved Vietnamese Noodle soup, Chinese bakery items and a crayfish rice [...]
Snapish
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cranky, Diet, gym, workout on July 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Guess who got all snapish today. Three guesses and the first two don’t count.
Here’s a a clue: She started a diet in the second half of her “woman cycle” while trying to take two little girls to swimming lessons where one is SURE to poop in the pool, and the other is being bossy.
I’m telling [...]
Review Fuse
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged critiques, flash fiction, writing, writing a short story on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There’s nothing like instant gratification.
That’s not just my personal flaw is it? I now consider myself a writer, at least most days. The novel is what it is, and at the moment – that means DONE. So now what?
I wrote my first short story recently. It came from a challenge on a Sci-fi writer’s blog. [...]
Horror Show
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Diet, horror, weight loss on July 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I got down on the floor this morning. There it was, hiding under my dresser – my scale.
I brushed away the dust, Indiana Jones like. I think it saw me coming and shuddered. I got on it and there was much crying and gnashing of teeth. I cried, too.
It’s bad, folks. Really bad. Out of [...]
Trying something new
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged contest, flash, Sci-fi, writing a short story on July 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m going to try my hand at a short story. I saw a contest on a women’s Sci-fi group I joined. The type of story is called a flash – and it’s 1000 words or less, and it’s due to be emailed by August 1. I don’t know if that’s enough time to [...]
Chapter Two Contest
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chenda and the Airship Brofman, contest, promoting a novel, tell a friend on July 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
CONTEST! Tell a friend about Chapter 1 of Chenda and the Airship Brofman and then comment here telling who you told and why. I will select a winner at random and send you – by email – Chapter 2. (Tell a friend and comment by Friday at 7PM).
You can earn a bonus entry if you [...]
“Toy Rocket”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Facebook, funeral, promoting a novel, VBS, writing a novel, youtube on July 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve made a fan page for Chenda and the Airship Brofman on Facebook. Since yesterday it has 17 fans! Way to stroke my ego, people. But that’s not the funny part. Diane Turnshek commented on it on her FB page and someone noted that my art looked like a “Toy Rocket” and posted this LINK.
At [...]
