master of the book tour
I went to see David Sedaris on his 2018 book tour stop in Indy tonight. I went by myself; his humor isn’t Liza’s cup of tea. I paid more attention to the mechanics...
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relevant
God help me, Katya passed the test and has her learner’s permit. It took her 5 attempts to pass. Relevant, as this will probably necessitate a round two for my story, Driving Lessons.
klingon fabric artists, take note
Liza is a knitter and a fabric artist, always trying new techniques and trying new things further up the supply chain. Lately she is washing, carding, and spinning yarns from different types of animals....
reasons to skip that shower today
it’s only day 4 and you don’t smell bad everywhere yet you work from home, no need to impress anyone just figured out what was wrong with that scene from your latest story, and...
less is more…unless it’s more
I’m a fan of Strunk & White’s Elements of Style; it’s one of the few physical books I want nearby so I can leaf through it on demand. The demand, however, arises quite often...
status check
My current project is a collection of stories (or narratives, or memoirs, or whatever the hell you want to call them). Three are finished, one more is close. Four stories, 18K words. If a...
it’s never that simple
So my next story, Aisle Five, Halfway Down, Top Shelf, is approaching “done.” Extraneous crap removed, structural flaws resolved, ambiguities clarified. Most importantly, it passed the Liza test; she laughed. Now proofing and polishing,...
Elvis Edison
Katya took her English progress test today. As an ENL (English as a New Language) student, she gets some assistance from the school, and every year they give an assessment test. We were talking...
one day your story will be read by thousands…but it is not this day.
One Story: Thank you for sending us “Venite Adoremus”. We really enjoyed this piece, but we didn’t feel it was right for One Story. We hope that you will continue to send us your...
welcome back, my friends, to the edit that never ends
Editing Driving Lessons some more. Really missing the funny in some places– it’s harder than it looks. And what the hell was I thinking, concocting a word like “mythofecalconfectionate”? Get over yourself, Pen– come...
