Today’s post is by one of the funniest people I’ve never met. Tanya is part of a small group of friends, spread all over the world, with whom I keep in touch through e-mail. Rants, victories, rants, questions, and rants are exchanged regularly. Someday, hopefully soon, we will meet face to face, and the...
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A Father’s Day guest post
A few readers have expressed an interest in having my dad write a post. Fine. Whatever. I mean, I’m the one who set up the blog, who sweats out literally dozens of minutes each week planning, writing, and editing. Then he comes along with a few off-the-cuff comments and bam....
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This is the shelf where we put our recyclables after emptying them and before taking them all outside to the bin.
Yes, I know what you’re thinking. Eggs have a lot of cholesterol. We’re trying to cut back.
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Congratulations to Tia Silverthorne Bach for winning a free copy of Dorothea Brande’s Becoming a Writer! I’ve contacted her by Facebook and will be sending it shortly.
Tia is already a writer, the real kind who makes money and everything, and she worked with her mother to write Depression Cookies. I’ve just started the free...
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I’ve just signed up to take Amy Paturel’s essay-writing class, as recommended to me by my girl Rachel Vidoni. It’s a birthday gift funded by Mr. R and various relatives who sent me cash to spend in my old age.
This class appeals to me for a couple reasons. First, it’s online. Not like that...
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