Category Archives: Slices O’ Life

Pet Names

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

“Whatcha want, Skeeter?” I called across the room the other night, using the voice I reserve for baby-talking to my cat. He’d been meowing at me while I tried to check my email. Sylvester stretched and looked at me like … Continue reading →

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Gettin’ Dirty

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

I’ve been overcome with a desire to play in the dirt. I want to sit in the grass with morning dew soaking my butt. I want to weed my gardens. I wasn’t much of a gardener until I hit my … Continue reading →

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The Sims 3: A Great Escape

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

I am writer, hear me roar! I am a disciple of discipline who has no time for mindless distractions. At least that’s what I’d have people believe when I put my best foot forward in this blog. The truth is, … Continue reading →

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Dumpster Diving

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

At work the other day, I saw a heartbreaking bit of bathroom-stall graffiti. I work on the college campus that spit me out with a bachelor’s degree almost 20 years ago. On the way back from a meeting, I cut through a … Continue reading →

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Grandmom Goes “Grey”

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

One of the best and worst things that happened to me in 2012 was that I broke my Kindle. I am both a voracious reader and a broke paycheck-to-paycheck schmuck. It isn’t hard to understand why I’d put the death … Continue reading →

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Sunsets and Sharing

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

Here I come again, poking my head in the door for a quickie before I roll on back to the land of Manwhores, work and summer chaos. The writing has been a little slow the last two weeks, because hours … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Slices O' Life, The Naked Man-Whore Chronicles, Writing, Writing A Novel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Chomp and Other Ramblings

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

We’ve all heard about SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder. Winter rolls around with its shorter days and drearier skies and lack of sunlight, and a good portion of the population becomes melancholy and lethargic. I think I’ve got some sort … Continue reading →

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