short stories | short stories
May.14.2013
I recently finished watching a television show on Netflix, "Being Erica." If you've never watched it, it's a mix of all my favourite things. First, there's a constant theme of do-over. Erica, at the bottom moment of her life, meets Dr. Tom. But he's no regular therapist - he can send her back...
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May.13.2013
I am blessed to know some amazing parents. I know parents for whom being a parent was unexpected and is a sole endeavor that hasn't defined or redefined the core of who they are, but has shown me how core strengths can carry over into so many areas of life. I know parents who have chosen to...
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May.12.2013
I know, I know. I'm all about Saints and Sinners Literary Festival these days. Well, looking forward to that awesome event is pretty much the best part of my writing life. I adore the event, and oh my lord, I've been telling you this for weeks and weeks.
Um. So. How was your day? Everything's...
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May.11.2013
Vacation. Vacation. Vacation. Vacation.
It's sort of a relentless voice in my head right now. It's really hard when you're roughly (and by "roughly" I mean "pretty much exactly") one week from your vacation time. It's not like it's far away, but in your head, the remaining days just sort of...
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May.10.2013
It's pouring down right now, and I'm a bit damp from the walk from the bus stop to my house. I love the rain, and water in general (such a bath fellow rather than a shower fellow), and most of my favourite places are somehow near water. I also like water in a fictional sense - oceans and rivers...
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May.09.2013
I got a haircut today at the barber shop in my new mall. I sat down, said that I just wanted all my hair buzzed off. The hairdresser pointed out I'd let my hair get quite a bit long for someone who wanted the blade set to one.
"I've been busy," I admitted. "But it's nicer when it's short." Then...
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May.08.2013
The husband and I went to go see Iron Man 3 this evening. You need to watch through the credits for the wee teaser thereafter, by the way. It was great. I loved it. I'd love to chat about it but I don't want to risk spoiling anything for anyone. So. Go see. Then hit me up for a chat.
I had a...
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May.07.2013
Today was another long day with the long commute home, and so I allowed myself another revisit to the audiobook version of Fool for Love. I like listening to novels when I'm on my way to work (or, actually, nonfiction, too), but on my way home my attention fails more and I find short fiction...
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May.06.2013
It's calf season!
Okay, I might mean something different here than you would think. I'm talking about guys wearing shorts, and thereby baring their calves. Hello, legs! Jokingly, I made this observation on Twitter and Facebook as well, and it triggered a comment from Dale Chase of how - for a...
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May.05.2013
This morning, as I stared blearily out upon the world in my housecoat, my husband came down stairs, already dressed in shorts and a t-shirt, and said, "Do you want to go shopping for some bricks and bedside lamps?"
I didn't, but we went. We didn't actually find either, but we did go get a cuppa...
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