My Story Is Crowning

I will never know the feeling of labor and childbirth. Mind you, I’m not bemoaning that particular white space on my life experience checklist. However, a writer, regardless of sex or the numbers of child-shaped “trophies on the shelf” he/she might possess, understands the metaphor for labor when it comes to crafting a story.

Today, [...]

did i read that right???

oh. my.

From The Pasta Bible (published by Penguin Group Australia): for assembling a spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto, it seems one must add “salt and freshly ground black people” their words, not mine. Reprints all around to the tune of $20,000AU. Ah spell check strikes again in that ever-so-helpful way of replacing words [...]

The New York Times says it is okay to steal an e-book, based on perceived need and a little buyer’s remorse.

I'm using this image because I once paid for a copy of the NYT…

eth·i·cist –noun - a person who specializes in or writes on ethics or who is devoted to ethical principles.

Read the article here.

What kills me, and has “killed” so many others who have read this, is the complete and [...]