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• Here's to You, Anita Howard

  

  A few months ago, I was feeling rather low. I was consorting with worms, and sticking my head into the compost bin to drown out the harsh and awful daylight. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Hot Buttered Blog & New Blog Awards!

  

  I’ve just been graced with another blog award from my pal Cherie, whose blog you should visit and gift with many wise and kind comments. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Versatile Blogger Award: Now Tattooed on My First Born Son!

  

  I didn't know WHAT to do with this shiny new award I just got from the delightful Cherie over at Ready. Write. Go. (Honored I am, indeed!)At first I thought thi... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Query Tracker Is Like Fertility Friend

  

  Years ago, before I had birthed me three buoyant boys, I used to frequent a site called Fertility Friend. One could track one's BBT (basal body temperature) eac... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Press Button, Receive Bacon

  

  Press button. Get bacon. Many things in life are not this easy. One should accept the gifts that the Higher Power giveth. Gratitude for the bacon! Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• 7 Things You Might Not Know About Me

  Thanks, Anita, for the Tag challenge, for I was sorely absent of blog material tonight!1. I don't like to see a pile of trimmed toenails next to my bedside. 2. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• In the Land of the Winkies

  I can't possibly write a new blog post, for I am up to my nethers in a new work in progress. I am writing it like wildfire! I am very excited, and use many... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Three Rejection Letters: Should They Sting and Burn?

  For those of us who are writers, it's hard not to take a rejection letter from an agent or editor personally—especially early in the process, when each word of ... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Tried the Antidepressant Mirtazapine and Was Soon Trapped in a Relentless Drea...

  

  Dear FDA,The loony psychiatrist gave me a drug to sample that he said, if taken even in a small dose, would take care of my occasional insomnia and also perk... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Night of the Lovies: A Graphic Novel (Chapter Two)

  

  When we last left our hero, Little Pushkin, he had fallen into the clutches of the evil Schtinky Teddy and his band of foul cutthroats, and was sold into slaver... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Profanity-spewing Psychiatrist, the Deranged Captive Child, and the Forgotte...

  In my quest for mental wellness, I decided I would finally seek the service of a reputable psychiatrist. I'll take herbs and kickboxing over SSRIs and their... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• 90 Minutes a Day

  Instant gratification via the blog quickly becomes a drug of sorts. Choice A: Work on new novel, which may take 184 months to ever see the light of day.Choice B... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Pursued by Bears

  As some faithful readers of my blog know, I suffer from panic disorder and generalized anxiety. If that sounds a bit passive (for shame!), there is a reason:... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION