In Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love, Andrew Shaffer explored the romantic failures of some of the great minds in history. Now, in Literary Rogues, he turns his unflinching eye and wit to explore our love-hate relationship with literature's most contrarian, drunken, vulgar, and just plain rude bad boys (and girls) in this very… Continue reading Book Ten of 2013: LITERARY ROGUES by Andrew Shaffer
As of late, I have been having my off days more frequent and so, I decided to go to the doctor for it. Well, the appointment went well and on Thursday I will be calling the mental health center to find a Cognitive Behavioral therapist to help me find the tools of coping. I also… Continue reading Meds, Writing, and Working Out
I don't know if some of you are worrying about my mental/emotional health because of a previous update, but I figured I'd reassure you. I have an appointment set up for Monday and I will be going to talk about my depression. In truth, it is mild. I don't think about hurting myself and the… Continue reading Random Emotional Update
Well, I'm still stuck on chapter nine of my book and I don't plan on making the little deadline I gave myself. I decided to take it slow. That way I can pay closer attention to the detail I want and hopefully make a better book than I would have if I just ran through… Continue reading Writing Update!
Last night my husband accused me of being too needy. At the time it was a serious blow. I cried, I got angry, and I began to convince myself that I wasn't the object of his affections anymore. In truth, I became needy when he accused me of being needy. The sad thing is, I… Continue reading Odd Feelings…
Okay, yesterday after a great playdate with a coworker of my husband's, I came home to see SPACE BALLS playing. It's a funny movie, but really my heart lies with BLAZING SADDLES. Anyway, I'm watching the movie and it comes to the Schwartz fight sequence between Lonestar and Big Helmet. And then it hit me:… Continue reading A Senseless Button
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. Together this dynamic pair… Continue reading Book Nine of 2013: HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas Adams
I decided to dabble with painting. I mean, why not? So, yesterday I went ahead and started on a piece of work I now call VOICES. The background of VOICES is that it's inspired from a recurring dream/nightmare. The nightmare is me in a chair in a dark room. There is no light, just complete… Continue reading Voices
Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up… Continue reading Book Eight of 2013: THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett
If you are reading my reviews, you can probably see a trend in what I read the most. Yep, I read a lot of Young Adult Paranormal fiction. It might be because that's the field I want to write in, but let's be honest, it can sometimes be tiring not reading something else. And so,… Continue reading Something Fun and New
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