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• Fiction Fridays: The Journal of Mortifying Moments by Robyn Harding

  The Journal of Mortifying Moments by Robyn Harding is the book that all of us have inside of us. We have all had mortifying moments in our dating lives,... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writer Wednesdays: Slush Pile Hell; Crack for Writers

  Slush Pile Hell is a literary agent's anonymous, hilarious release from the pile of atrocious queries that he/she receives each week (by the way, literary agent... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movie Mondays: Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

  I have been doing this blog since January, and sometimes I forget that I have not reviewed some of my favorites--the most compelling, most awesome movies that... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• SUPER Sharing Sundays: Best Links of the Week

  My Sunday format is changing again...I needed to find something that made me feel SUPER good and SUPER productive and SUPER share-y, so I figured, what... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soul Saturdays: The Power of Love

  "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." Lao Tzu I was thinking about loss today as two of my close... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction Fridays: Weisberger's Last Night at Chateau Maramont Puts Us in the...

  For me, a good book is anything that I enjoy reading, period. It can be literary, "chick lit" (a term I hate more and more), romance, historical nonfiction,... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movie Mondays: Horrible Bosses Hilarious Scene

  John Francis Daley's script for Horrible Bosses had some zingers and Charlie Day of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia fame was excellent (every time he opens hi... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soul Saturdays: Learning is FUN at the Geekend Conference in Savannah, Georgia

  "You gotta find something you are passionate aboutbecause the shitty days will exist"--Michel Kripalani, Oceanhouse MediaThis quote, one of the many nuggets of... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction Fridays: What Would Happen If What We Wanted Really Did Fall From the...

  This is a mini short story that I entered for a writing competition. The rules were for the piece to be exactly 78 words. Today is Falling Day. Last week on... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writer Wednesdays: Hope C. Clark, a Writer's Friend Indeed

  If you are a writer, you have to sign up for C. Hope Clark's Funds for Writers newsletters (they are SHOCKINGLY free). The website is consistently named one of... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Travel Tuesdays: Charleston, South Carolina: Beauty and Class

  I may have mentioned this before, but I was recently promoted from a regular Yahoo! Contributor to a Featured Contributor. What does that mean exactly? Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movie Mondays: Twelve Monkeys

  We re-watched Twelve Monkeys last night, and again I am struck how Brad Pitt didn't win lots of awards for his stellar performance as a fake crazy person in... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Travel Tuesdays: Cruisin' Through the Everglades

  This weekend, we went down to stay with friends who live near Miami. We all decided to rent a small boat and cruise around the Everglades, leaving from Holiday... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Starving Arist (or Not!) Sundays: Wayne Gonzales' Light to Dark NOMA Exhibit

  

  Wayne Gonzales' Light to Dark/Dark to Light exhibit is currently on display at the New Orleans Museum of Art. I was lucky enough to see a sneak peek when I was... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soul Saturdays: BIG Goals, and Other Reasons I Love November

  November is shaping up to be an absolutely fabulous month. I am taking part in the National Novel Writing Month, and this commitment has been exactly what I nee... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction Fridays: I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts About Being a...

  Nora Ephron is one of my literary heroes, the obvious reason being she wrote When Harry Met Sally, but I also love her books and essays, notably I Feel Bad Abou... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writers Wednesdays: Liebster Award Nominees!

  Today's post is dedicated to blogs that I have nominated for a Liebster Award, which aims to recognize excellent up-and-coming blogs that continue to grow and... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movie Mondays Halloween Special: The Exorcism of Emily Rose: Finally, an...

  I hate horror movies. That being said, I will occassionally force myself to watch one around Halloween (or, more accurately, friends will convince my... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Starving (Or Not!) Artist Sundays: John Quidor's Classic Headless Horseman

  

  John Quidor artwork inspired by The Legend of Sleepy HollowThe Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane. oil, 26 7/8 x 33 7/8 in., Smithsonian American Art... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soul Saturdays: Halloween Reminds Us of Our Childhoods

  Most everyone can remember their favorite Halloween costume they wore as a kid. While some oppose Halloween and others use it as an excuse to dress... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION