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Writing Excavation

Before I get into my blog proper, I need to detour one second for this brilliant tweet from @DrAndrewThaler: “Folks, … More

80s celebrities, bad sentences, Details magazine, poetry, soccer, writing

Alpha Flee

On Saturday, I, my friend Lin, and my son went on a road trip to Amherst, Mass., to see the … More

Alpha Phi, blind folds, Boston University, creative life, friends, Greek life, secret ceremonies, Sex Pistols, writing

Nerd Nirvana at PAX East 2015

This past weekend was our annual visit to dorky cool nirvana, aka PAX East, the Boston gaming convention. This is … More

artists, creative life, gamer's mom, gaming, geek, nerd, PAX, PAX East, Star Trek, writing, You Tubers

Cindy Eden’s Weaving Adventures

NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month for those of you who have a life, has come and gone, and I … More

Anne McCaffrey, BoNoProMo, fantasy novels, Fifty-First State, Lisa Borders, main characters, NaNoWriMo, novels, plot, weaving, writing

It’s Nothing Personal

So here I am four years post-separation and marriage. During the summer I amused myself by getting reacquainted with girlie … More

Boston Phoenix, casual encounters, Craigslist, Craigslist acronyms, dating, dinner, divorce, Food, friends, humor, HWP, men seeking women, Mid-life, personals, wine, writing

Anna Karenina and The Muppets: More Similar Than You Think

Just like your trash pickup — I’m a day late because of the holiday! Hope you had a great weekend. … More

A Separate Peace, Anna Karenina, James Bond, Leo Tolstoy, Russian literature, Russian names, Scarlet Letter, work shopping, writing, writing programs

The Original Funny Writing Mom: Erma Bombeck

I almost didn’t want to write about Mother’s Day, because 1) it’s technically over, and 2) it seems best suited … More

Erma Bombeck, humor writing, kids, Mother's Day, motherhood, writing, writing life

A Nerd by Any Other Name

“You’re not a geek, mom,” said my teen son in the same tone a snooty maître d’ would use to … More

artists, creative life, gamer's mom, gaming, geek, nerd, PAX, PAX East, Star Trek, writing, You Tubers

It’s All About Me, Hannah

So the season is over for the HBO series “Girls.” If you watch it and haven’t seen it, then come … More

Emerson College, Girls, Hannah, HBO, Iowa Workshop, Lena Dunham, writing, writing life

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