Monthly Archives: February 2014
What Handheld Devices Have Done to Family TV Viewing
TV when I was a kid was a different animal than today. Sure, it had its detractors and proponents, but what it didn’t have was 24-7 programming—anything you can imagine watching and then some—at your fingertips in your pocket. We’ve … Continue reading
What Ever Happened to Just Dropping By?
Why has just dropping by to visit someone fallen by the wayside? Is it a generational thing? Something that my over-studious, YUPified,* helicopter-parenting,* research-before-purchasing* generation nixed? (*guilty as charged) That said, being on the receiving end of a mid day … Continue reading
The Color Red: Sex and Symbols in a Literary Reading of Olive Kitteridge
The color red has long been used across cultures and time to symbolize love, lust, sexuality and intimacy. Author Elizabeth Strout delicately, almost imperceptively weaves the color red throughout her novel called Olive Kitteridge. That Olive is a retired teacher … Continue reading
A Photo: Flowers for Friday
Pike’s Market in Seattle has some of freshest and most lush flowers I’ve seen besides my grandmother’s garden and Holland. According to statisticbrain.com, flowers amount to 34% of gifts given for Valentine’s Day. Enjoy. R
Writing Market Readiness Tip: Categorize and Log Your Material
Writing a book is an exercise in delayed gratification. Especially the way I did it— –without stopping to publish excerpts or any related stories, which means I spent a whole lotta time on my craft and not a lot of … Continue reading
Home Remedy a la Agave
“A shot of tequila is the answer…” to just about anything that ails me, according to my husband. Leaning over the railing about to lose my dinner to the stingrays swirling below in the marina, the last thing I could … Continue reading
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