Today’s the first anniversary of my first blog post. Such as it was. It was mainly just a placeholder for my excitement about getting a For Reals website and having some things to put on it. My youthful enthusiasm startles even me. I’m delighted to hit anniversary number one, because I’ve never had a blog [...]
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25
Jan
The Disappearing Cat
Posted by Theresa Published in Delightful me, I am a dork, Just for fun, The writing lifeI don’t wish to toot my own horn, so to speak, but..I’ve been an award-winning writer since the age of six. I think after you read my award-winning story, you–like me–will be wondering why. Got that? I’ll transcribe it in case you don’t want to struggle with my childish, water-damaged scrawl. The Disappearing Cat (sorry, [...]
20
Jan
The Five Compliments That Mean the Most to Me, In No Particular Order
Posted by Theresa Published in Just for fun, Life*You’re a good mother. *You’re a good wife. *You’re a good friend. *You’re a good writer. *You are extremely fascinating and cool for being able to touch your elbow with your tongue, since that is supposed to be physically impossible. There you have it. What compliments mean the most to you?
16
Jan
Here’s the story I mentioned in my last post, another relic from the giant Box O’ Semi-Destroyed Papers that I got from my mother and sifted through earlier this week. Most of my early childhood stories were destroyed, but not all! Here’s one I wrote when I was in first grade. See what you think: [...]
13
Jan
…in the eyes there was a look of cunning, and in the mouth the curved wrinkle of the hypocrite. The thing was still loathsome–more loathsome, if possible, than before–and the scarlet dew that spotted the hand seemed brighter, and more like blood newly spilled…. It seemed to have crept like a horrible disease over the [...]
10
Jan
We’ve all been sick since 2010 in Maison Romain, so I’m behind on almost everything. Which means being organized and efficient is more important than ever. However, this is moving from the territory of “potentially possible” to “Fantasy Island.” Every year since 1998, I have bought an annual planner. This is kind of a big [...]
4
Jan
In four words, I just broke the brains of the good people over at Lake Superior State University, who have come out with their annual list of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use, and General Uselessness. ”Epic,” “fail,” and “viral” are all on the list, as are “I’m just sayin’,” “man up,” [...]
1
Jan
Confession time: I love Courtney Milan. Not in a creepy way (I hope), but in a jaw-dropping-with-amazement, holy-crap-I-want-to-write-like-that-one-day way. She writes early Victorian romances that (as The Clash would say) rock the casbah. So when I learned she had a new release coming out in late January, I was determined to share the Courtney Love [...]