Posted in Reader Mama, Writer Mama, tagged Reading, Writing on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In his book Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction, Vonnegut listed eight rules for writing a short story:
Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Every character should want something, [...]
Posted in Reader Mama, Writer Mama, tagged Inspiration, Writing on March 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Because if I accomplish nothing else, I at least take pictures and make plans.
I read this literally seconds after I wrote my post about my plans to finish my novel. And because both of these women’s words have also altered by life, I’m taking it as an official omen.
Reaping, sewing, stealing snap shots [...]
Posted in Reader Mama, Writer Mama, tagged Writing on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have this dusty novel that I’ve been working on for years – for about eight of them actually. I know I should be done by now but I did go to grad school AND have a baby in there and that throws all kind of scary-ass curve balls at you even if you [...]
Posted in Animal Love, Home Love, Is it Dessert?, Photo Love on March 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Egg-coloring pagans.
Stuffed baby cats being born in the dining room.
Spider dog painting on the wall.
Finishing the trim.
Fresh, new bedroom walls.
Finding the umbrella that aunt Leslie gave her for her first birthday.
So much love. So little clothing.
Posted in Adventures, Film Love, Nature Love, tagged Nature, Travel on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not a tropical beach kind of gal. I’m more of a city seeker. But. I’ve been having tropical fantasies of late.
Last summer we took a trip to Cannon Beach and while it wasn’t tropical, it was perfect for our family. There are no rules about how certain four-year-olds should behave [...]
Posted in Art Love, Autumn Wilder, Community School, People We Love, tagged Art on March 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Detail:
By: Autumn Wilder and Raeya
Medium: Outdated Road Map, tempura paint, the outside of stickers, ribbon, fabric flowers.
Title: Zombie House (Duh!)
And for the full effect:
Posted in Parenthood is Political, tagged Iraq War, Politics on March 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I felt the need to just put it out there. This nightmare that doesn’t seem to have an end, no matter what fool takes over after the idiot leaves office. I hate to say it but I’m feeling so jaded.
The news is making me crazy. I tried to hide from it so I won’t obsess. [...]
Posted in Autumn Wilder, Learning Autumn, Learning Mama, Reader Mama, tagged Reading on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We live inside our books in this house. I learned to read to escape into another world. Reading has always been my salvation and near obsession.
So when I was reading to Autumn last night and she told me, with tears running down her face that she wanted so much to go into the book, I [...]
Posted in Art Love, Autumn Wilder, Learning Autumn, tagged Dalmatian, Drawing on March 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Autumn is obsessed with dogs. You know immediately when you meet her by her panting and drooping paws. She is more recently head-over-dewclaws in love with dalmatians.
We were at the dog park on Saturday and there was a beautiful, silky dalmatian named Freddie and Autumn got to “pet his spots.” Swoon!
When we [...]
Posted in Parenthood is Political, tagged Voting on March 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Me, of the righteous voting camp, who registered to vote at 8:00 am on the morning I turned 18, saw this bumper sticker the other day and nearly wept in appreciation.
“If we all stop voting, then will they all just go away?”
Whew. We need a little more anarchy, a little more love and a [...]
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