No PhotoShopping!

Dear Cosmetic Companies That PhotoShop -Especially Those of You That Advertise Mascara, You’ve been called out so many times. Rimmel was caught making Zooey Deschanel look like she was made of plastic. Lancome was ridiculous thinking that nobody would notice their advertisement for a foundation on Julia Roberts that used PhotoShop so her skin looked […]

What’s in the Works? Write The Novel.

I write when I need to write. When the words are in my head and need to come out. Sorry about that, but all the “coming out” words are going into my novel rather than this website. So, the novel. Now that I’ve mentioned it, I should expand upon it. The novel now has a […]

Writing Like You Mean It

I recently went to a brief writing retreat at a cabin reserved for writers near the Finger Lakes. It was, to put it mildly, remote. But the windows offered a lovely view of a lot of rain on leaves that were turning color. The rain is probably what kept me writing. No temptation to go […]

Social Media Eclipses Solar Event

  Did You See That? Although my location afforded only a 70%ish view, a solar eclipse is pretty incredible. It was especially great since I forgot to get glasses and conveniently have a science teacher for a neighbor. Before I went out to casually ask how things were looking, I Googled NASA coverage of the […]