To celebrate the end of May!
This marks the final day of my May challenge: to post every day as part of the WordCount Blogathon. I admit, there were times around May 18 when I really wasn’t sure I was going to make it. I’m glad I got to this point and grateful for the...
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Archive for May, 2011
Book giveaway: Becoming a Writer
Haiku: My town
Stage whispers exclaim
“There goes the neighborhood,” but
It’s not gone at all.
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Blog recap, week of May 22
It’s hard to believe May is almost gone already, and this is my last weekly roundup of WordCount Blogathon posts. I didn’t come anywhere near reading all of them, which is a shame because there are a lot of good blogs out there. Here’s some more interesting stuff I’ve read.
WordsXO: The Ghost of Mr....
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My husband speaks. Again.
And again and again. My God, does he ever stop?
Today’s guest post by Mr. R is a followup to the story of how he once used my toothbrush to clean his golf clubs and didn’t tell me until I was brushing my teeth with it. He has finally agreed to tell the world how...
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Bug-Eating for Beginners
Yes, really.
Today’s post is by Daniella Martin, who writes at Girl Meets Bug. I was lucky enough to have Daniella as a house guest two years ago, when I discovered that she is passionate about helping people to understand entomophagy and its benefits. Bonus: She never complained about the fact that six people were...
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Are you hungry?
Meet Daniella Martin, tomorrow’s guest writer.
Once you get past the shock factor, it’s really kind of cool. Read more tomorrow!
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My 5 favorite places to write
Shhhh, it’s really only 4
As part of a blogathon theme day, participants are encouraged to write about our top five places to write. I don’t think I have five. Let’s see:
On the couch in the family room. Except it’s really an old futon in the basement. Also Netflix is on, so I’m not really...
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My little dumplings of love: a spaetzle recipe
Did you think I was kidding?
Yesterday I ran my mouth off again. I know, hard to believe.
I mentioned being burned out on writing in my blog and said, “Don’t be surprised if you find a spaetzle recipe next time you visit.” Given the overwhelming response by my readers — for surely two requests indicates...
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Reasons I’m looking forward to this week
You may remember that last week started with my 7 Perfectly pathetic goals, and I am proud to announce that I get to check each one off the list!
Now I’m really glad to be starting a fresh week. Not that last week wasn’t great because it was. I’m just feeling the blogathon burnout in...
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