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writing life

The New Radicals

July 23, 2008

I’m as empty as the cornhusks that float into our yard in the fall months.
My words are being saved up right now, saved for the paid work that requires me to float lightly over my keyboard, engaging a sense of humor that is, for the most part, dormant at the moment.
I’ve entered the phase of [...]

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Unplugging

July 17, 2008

So all of you are at BlogHer.
And those of you who aren’t probably feel like me – I know I’m in one Bitter Betty kind of mood. Not only am I NOT in San Francisco sipping fruity alcoholic beverages, I just got back from my OB appointment.
Where I found out that my iron is so [...]

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Workin’ For A Livin’

July 14, 2008

The air inside is hotter than the air outside.
Metal fans whirl lazily, and all the windows are shut. The room is dark, cave-like. A blackboard with two or three specials hangs on one wall, and the counter girls are all wearing very, very short skirts and knee socks.
They are nearly indistinguishable, one emo haircut blending [...]

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You Guys Really Like Your Lattes

July 9, 2008

Wow.
I mean, like, wow.
I am humbled by the number of people who took the time to A) listen to me bitch and B) leave me a comment yesterday. Not only did I get some great laughs, I was also forced to admit that my situation ain’t all that bad.
In fact, I knew that already. I [...]

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My Fingers May Start To Bleed Any Minute

July 7, 2008

I am taking a quick break from my writing to eat lunch and pop in here to say howdy.
I’m at my virtual office, which has become the only place I really feel like I can concentrate and write well.
Which is very weird, considering that there is always music blaring and the joint is filled to [...]

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I Wish I’d Known That In Advance

April 9, 2008

Did you know that the Federal self-employment tax rate is 15 percent of your income?
Neither did I, she said, looking glum.

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Quandary

March 16, 2008

Things have been a little slight around here lately.
I have plenty of emotional battles going on inside my heart – the strong desire to wrap my body around my daughter 24/7 in anticipation of having another small person to care for; the push-pull I’m feeling about her growing up before my eyes; and the future [...]

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Back In The Saddle

March 5, 2008

Here I am, at the coffee shop.
It’s early-ish, about 10:15 a.m. I managed to get up and out of the house by 9:30, leaving a still stuffy Poo with her beloved babysitter. I had a long conversation with my editor yesterday, and it seems she wants me to start writing again.
I have 15 columns in [...]

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Not Feelin’ It

February 3, 2008

For the first time in three months, I went to my local coffeeshop this week to write.
I had every intention of crafting a post worth reading, not the crap I’ve been slapping up here lately. Instead, I called Mr. C and invited him to have lunch with me, and afterward I munched on a terrible [...]

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My Watergate (Cake)

January 21, 2008

I was in journalism school the first time I watched “All The President’s Men.” Already enamored with the idea of writing for a living, the sight of a gloriously golden Robert Redford and a very intense Dustin Hoffman working to bring down a government using only the power of the press was enough to seal [...]

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