- New Year’s Resolution: I’ll fight with you
It’s that time of year again: when the lifestyle choice that is writing comes under interrogation by the rest of the world asking, “What’s your New Year’s Resolution?” So we buy new notebooks, and we buy new craft books, and we tidy our offices, and we form our exciting resolutions. This year I will stop being a blob and do it!
- 12 Days of Blissmas
No matter what or with whom you’re celebrating this year, you deserve some bliss after another year toiling in the trenches. May the muse shower you with gifts in 2026! On the first day of Blissmas, my true muse gave to me a singular review in the NYT. On the second day of Blissmas, my…
- “Procrastinators unite…tomorrow!” Unknown
Here we are, December 19th, 2025! Where in the world has the time gone this year? Tomorrow, my day off. I can type, write, and edit. Well… Xcel messaged, phoned and emailed most of us in the county where I live—no electricity for up to 13 hours tomorrow. 13? Hours? Oh, sure my computer battery…