I’m playing a bit of catch up right now, going back through abandoned tabs with abandoned posts. Some of them I keep, and some of them – like this one – I tear up with the delete button and try again. What once was brilliant now is just a jumble of words. Ah, writing. I … More September Blogging Challenge
Welcome to my new blog! If you would, please take a minute to subscribe. It – quite literally – has all the things of the old blog, 12novels.com, except the name. All of the old content has been migrated, for better or for worse, and there is lots more on the way. I am still … More Sticky – Welcome!
I think sometimes we all feel like this. The day started out promising with an early start and something to do. As I mentioned in the previous post, I ventured into the unknown by going to a brunch where a group of lovely and amazing people all discussed a chapter of The Happiness Project by … More The Weary Soul and Artistic Angst
Firstly, I do have the second installment on characters in a rough draft on my iPad, I promise. If life treats me well, that should go live this weekend. I wanted it to be up last week, but it's a lot of information to wrangle, and my life has taken a turn for the interesting. … More Priorities
There are important things in this world. Massivel,y massively important, and what is happening in Istanbul is one of them. Please read this, and please share it. This is what the Internet can do for us, it’s what writers can do, we write what matters, we share what others write. Please read, please share.
Due to continuing life business, this site is still buffering. So until then, please explore my other websites and projects: In 2012, I set out to make my writing dreams actually happen. I decided to write 12 distinct, original novels in a year, 50,000 words each. And I ended up with thirteen instead. I've … More Welcome
A giant, huge, enormous thank you to everyone who has donated to the efforts of making my friend's writing live on. I am sincerely grateful, and the list of free copies of my first novel is growing and making me smile. Not to mention the one of you so far (I'm looking at you Michael) … More More on the Kickstarter, a gigantic thank you, and a video
I've been trying for months to find the right words, but none can describe David. Suffice it to say, if I had to choose one person I know—one being in all creation—that the world could not do without, it would be him. David Fetzer, my friend. He died last December. I don't know when I … More A Short Biography of Grief, and a request for help
I must be brief tonight, but I wanted to check in with this blog for a moment for a quick update. Because I finally have A Plan for this year. And I am a happier person when I have things like plans and goals to work toward. Second, I let slip yesterday on my Facebook … More What Comes Now (For Real) a briefest of brief updates
I know I've been gone for some time. So long that irowboat took pity on me and wrote a lovely little post just to let everyone know I still alive, if not exactly prolific. Or able to spread butter on bread. I have drafts and half written posts here on my iPad. More of the … More Silence, Resistance, and Arguing with Myself
Concerning History in the Atlantic World, 1680-1740
The long haul of the spectrum
one woman's thoughts about life on the spectrum
Japanese pop culture through a feminist lens
The official blog of Michelle Tuckett, word ninja. 