If we had the rest of our lives together, where would you take me? Would you clasp my hand for take off and still give me the heart of things? An artichoke, the best pour of wine, the middle of…
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rich dreams of bad things
September 17, 2010
Pregnant at least 13 weeks. The doctor tells me she doesn’t think… “Well, I suspect your sac is light.” I ask that my husband come in to see. We just want to see all these moments, every chance we can.…
putting the balls in football season
September 13, 2010
CAPTION: End of Summer – A Mindmap
All good things begin with a breakup. Now, we’re supposedly breaking up with summer and moving onto our next rebound with a fall. Someone needs to tell this to my pits. They’re in…
how to get the most out of conferences: go tinkle
September 3, 2010
Aside from being breeding grounds for pubic lice and fecal-borne bacteria, bathrooms have become the new Yellow Pages. Beyond the “For a half-decent poke, call Brenda” listings, it’s where you can pick up the best bits of information. From hair…
out and workabout in austin
August 19, 2010
I’m working from Whole Foods Flagship store today. I’m already here. When I lived in Manhattan and had business cards and a 401k, I strolled into work at 10:30 AM. Now, I’m pulling into the Whole Foods parking lot at…
bookhooks
August 10, 2010
I’m beginning to write the proposal for my third memoir. Here’s a brain dump of how that’s going, or rather, where it’s gone to get me to here:
It’s easy to KNOW 100% what you’ll write about when you’re suffering…
greek tragedy: emerging from setbacks
August 4, 2010
They passed. The networks passed. It’s not an easy thing to admit or even to look at, written out like that, so buck-naked.
I pitched a half-hour comedy series, focused on the lives of three former sorority sisters, and the…
don’t feed them after midnight
August 3, 2010
I don’t know if this was a Gremlin law, but I’m pretty sure the deal was that you shouldn’t get a Gremlin wet or they start multiplying, fat balls of fur flying across the room like ping-pong balls projected from…









October 20, 2010
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