NaNoWriMo Day 3 P.O.E. (Poem of Encouragement)
Happy Day 3, NaNoWriMo superheroes. Hope you’re feeling awesome and powerful and inspired today, or at least in the mood for a bad…
Scenes from a Teenage Diary
As promised in this post. One small confession: I thought this journal was from eighth grade when I found it in my basement…
NaNoWriMo Day 1 P.O.E. (Poem of Encouragement)
So it’s Day #1 of NaNoWriMo. To everyone marching headlong into the fray armed with outlines, character profiles, story arcs, scribbled-on Post-Its, and…
6 Sad, Depressing, and/or Horrifying Things I Saw While Thrifting in Cape May
I saw these all in one thrift store. I won't name it, because almost everything in there was fun and lovely and the…
5 Things I Learned From the March 1993 TV Guide
When a recent archaeological dig in my mom’s basement uncovered three giant boxes of old TV Guides, I leapt at the chance to…
The Best Dollhouse Furniture EVER
So I have this thing for dollhouses. I have since I was a kid. It’s probably powered by the same set of impulses…
Postcards from the Lost World: The Drive-Thru Tree
In late September of 1980, some guy named Herb got in his car—I’m thinking a beige Buick Skylark with a couple clamshell suitcases…
BENT-CON Needs Your Help!
Want to do something awesome today? Head over to indiegogo and support Bent-Con, and your awesomeness quotient will instantly increase by at least…
It Came from the Liner Notes: The Soul of Flamenco
Back when pterodactyls prowled the skies and people could talk about the things they loved without applying a thin coat of irony, record…