Jennyphresh

LATEST ARTICLES ( 113 )

• I Have Ruined Your Nice Meme

  

  I was recently tagged by the illustrious and maniacal Greenwoman and also by the glamorous and mesmerizing Anita Howard on a "meme" that's been making the blog... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2011 DIARIES, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Story of the Clam

  Last weekend, my son came back from a sleepover and dumped his overnight bag on the back steps. It sat there in the hot sun for many hours. Finally, I picked... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Time-Traveling Dead Girl Who Is Secretly a Princess

  

  After reading this post on Openings to Avoid by Nathan Bransford and also this one by Kristen Nelson, I thought I'd take a stab at trying ALL OF THEM (in realit... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2011 DIARIES

• Why Do We Write?

  "I'd rather be known as a writer than do the actual writing."--My friend Sam, a published author"I hate writing. I love having written."—Dorothy Parker I wonder... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2011 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• ARC of Ally Condie's CROSSED, Plus 5 More to Give Away!

  

  I have fresh ARCs! I have acquired them through stealth and at great peril to life and limb. Despite the fact that I carried them over snowy mountain passes,... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2011 BOOKS

• Query: MY HOUSE

  Binxie DurbinWeichert, RealtorsLarchmont, NY Dear Ms. Durbin, "They haven't done a thing to keep it up." "What a disgrace! No curb appeal.""That old dump... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2011 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• 8 Fabulous Father's Day Gifts for the Man Who Spawned You

  

  This Sunday is Father’s Day! Looking for a great gift for Dad, Father, Pater, Pa, Daddy-Wiggums, or That Man Who Spawned 'n' Spurned Me? I’ve rounded up some to... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2011 DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Insects Are Going to Sit On Us

  My husband heard on NPR the other day that there are 200 million insects for every human on the planet."Just suppose," says he, "That they all got wise, and tha... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 BOOKS, DIARIES, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Willful Blindness

  A week or two ago I was riding home on the train from work, and I'd had enough of the sting of my contact lenses, which were burning my dry and... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Have ARCs. I'm Giving Them Away.

  

  I have in my possession a vasty pile of ARCs that have come my way through various secret channels. Individuals have threatened me suggested that I should... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Writing Is Like a River Trip

  My blogger friend, the ever-inventive and imaginative and wildly funny Greenwoman, has come up with a new challenge. It's called Writing Is Not Like a Box of... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Big Fatass BEA Bookbags

  

  Visited BEA 2011 yesterday for work purposes and found the place was lousy with literary agents. I passed one who has my full manuscript, another who holds a... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• All Food Is Poison and Anything You Eat May Kill You

  

  People with panic and anxiety disorder are very suggestible, and they are especially suggestible to their own stupidity. The story of the last month, below,... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• After the Rapture: What Was Taken and What Was Left Behind?

  

  The rapture done come and gone, and some things were snatched by God. Others were left behind on this dreadful ball of doom we call Earth. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• 8 Helpful Etiquette Tips for Judgment Day

  

  So, like, Judgment Day is coming on May 21, and it's going to be frigging awesome for 2 percent of the world's population, who will be "raptured" up to God's... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Same 10 Questions I Always Ask Myself, Part the Eighth

  

  1. What are you wearing?A brassiere made of gallbladders. Smudged glasses. 2. What's the nature of today's hypochondria?The occasional ringing in my left ear... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Eat Me! A Blog Award That Will Swell You Up Like a Tick

  

  I got another blog award. And it's edible! This was a gift from the Most Wonderful Cherie at Ready. Write. Go., who has continued to send me awards and bestow... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Wild Shopping Cart Sighting: 5/6/11

  

  Since moving to the suburbs I have long been tracking the habits of wild shopping carts. In their quest to mate, battle for dominance in an ever-dwindling... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• What's in the Box?

  

  My husband got a box for his birthday. He wondered, "What could be in this big box?"Whatever was inside must be very valuable! Perhaps it was a glass... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flash 55 Blog Challenge!

  

  A challenge: Flash us! Trim a blog entry to 55 words max. Say something witty, dimwitted, scatological, eschatological. Direct eyes via “comments” to the slim... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION