A Writer Afoot

Been scarce, thanks to my dogs.  Sasha had to be rushed to emergency vet on Monday night, thanks to a very gory head puncture wound on her forehead after a scuffle with Jack over cat food.  Tuesday, Jack was slated for surgery on his torn knee, so I essentially spent 24 hours with [...]

People Magazine came out with its annual list of world’s sexiest men this week.   Topping the list is Matt Damon.

Uh. No.

Nice guy.  Smart guy. Really good actor. Lots of other complimentary things–he pulls off the Bourne thing very well.  But sexy he is not. 

I don’t argue with some of [...]

Today I visited a new grocery store in my neighborhood.  There is a Starbucks inside.   And, maybe 50 yards across the parking lot, there is another one.  A freestanding cafe. 

I do a talk about characterization, and make a passing comment to Starbucks and using it as a way to figure out who [...]

I’ve been moving files from one computer to the other and feel scattered, so I haven’t had much brain to blog with, but in the interest of showing up, here is a playful one.  In the voice workshop, one task I love is writing a list of 25 things I love.  It’s refreshing in [...]

Here is something a mother never forgets:

22 years ago this morning, I was pacing a hospital hallway, GIGANTICALLY, ENORMOUSLY pregnant with my second baby.  He was two week overdue.  I had the waist circumference of a mid-size theater.  I had not eaten bacon (or a lot of other things) in nine months.  I [...]