Rarasaur

LATEST ARTICLES ( 912 )

• Patrons and Pennings

  I walked into his bedroom and was unsure where to sit. There were no chairs, and there was a few large stacks of paper piled along the edge of the bed. "Let... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• to My Uber Drivers

  I don't drive. I've never driven. It's a long story, but then everything is a long story with me because everything I've ever experienced all ties... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• i Waxed My Face, and You’ll Never Believe What Happened Next.

  

  If we were having coffee, I'd click bait you. Click bait has been making me laugh lately, the way running-gag-knock-knock jokes do. Knock knock. Who's there?... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Only the Beginning

  

  The deputy propped a box on her knee while she unlocked the door. We were in the Loop, the starting part of the Orange County jail system- where everyone gets... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Offblogging Recaps

  After my last post, Anthony sent me a Twitter message saying "You already know :-)" which is his world's way of saying "Thud." Immediately, it showed two... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thunder and Strings

  If we were having coffee right now, you'd probably ask me what I was doing having coffee at midnight when I have to be up in just a handful of hours. I haven't... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Life Gets Messy

  "What do you mean you've never done laundry?" "Dave does it." "What about before Dave?" "Mom did it." "What about upstate? Chowchilla?" "My bunkies took care... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s About Love

  

  I've been taking you guys all around the blogosphere with me this month, and thank goodness, because it makes this whole Internet thing feel like a really... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• How i #beReal

  

  Today, I'm over at HastyWord's place- and honored to be part of her #BeReal series, talking a little about what it is to be real. There's even a picture of me i... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Unpolished Musings on Grief

  My cats didn't eat my husband's dead body. I asked. The very nice lady said she would have noted any bite marks or removals from the body during the autopsy.... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Not Just for Tuesdays.

  

  My friend Bradley started a new feature on his blog called " What's your Muse? " and he interviewed me for it because he's awesome. Of course, you already what... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Midnight’s Mistress

  Morning isn't good to me, no matter how much I try. On paper, he's such an idyllic partner. All the best magazines say that if I treat him right, he'll treat... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• But, People Learn.

  I told the CliffNotes version. People asking to touch my skin, asking why my hands were white at the palm. A thousand half-finished stories. "When I was a... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Upside-down Tree

  If I never write this post, Trevor didn't die. That's how my brain works. If I just keep finding reasons to stall, then the Trevor of my mind is still alive-... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fs

  I'm in a different generation than my mother, and she doesn't understand my gasping panic when an entire thesis paper is replaced withfs, because I saved too... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oh Rara Why

  This is not the first post idea I've stolen from , but she's awesome and she probably won't mind me nabbing another. Plus, did it too, and I loved both posts.... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• i Vulcan’t.

  I have a thousand post ideas and I just can't finish writing one. I lost my wrist bands, you see. It's been windy lately and the noise rattles the windows and... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lupe Snores

  She reminds me of mom, a Latina fairy godmother- tough eyes, soft skin, catchphrases no one can spell. I go over the wall with her, both of us in muumuus and sh... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Unlocked: 100 / Buddha’s Stone

  There are thousands, but Buddha balances on her injured foot to pick one. She turns the plain rock so I can see what she sensed- a cookies-and-creme sparkle on... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Little Big Coffee

  

  If we were having coffee, I'd take yours away. You're too little for coffee. Here, have a juice. What do you mean "that's not juice"? What is it? A chicken?... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION