For years I’ve had my old district take money out of my paycheck, to pay me for the six paychecks I don’t get over the summer. It always works about the same. The first few payback-paychecks are smaller than they should be. If I call and complain, they tell me some mumbo jumbo about how […]
Just a quick note because I’m supposed to be meeting a friend for coffee in four minutes, and the writerly article I want to post is not ready yet… I love my friends, and I love my life, but I hate busy weekends. I want one thing I have to do, max, outside my house
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Today I was just about ready to get going (no really) when my friend came over with her deathly ill computer. As her SO is the miracle worker who got my car going last year (and he gave it some TLC tonight) I dropped everything to help. I did not help so much as I’d
Discovered another use for fanfiction–sorting out the Chickens among us. *grin* Longtime readers will remember I am the founder of Chickens Anonymous, a small (two members!) group for the encouragement of writers too chicken to submit their work. Well, yesterday I realized that my fellow member (I’m her sponsor, she’s mine) actually does have a
I don’t care that it’s April Fools’. I even took my life and my sanity (what there is of it) in hand and went to the home of the worst (best?) trickster I know. Thomas was working in his garden today, and he wanted Hope’s help. Since mud is any seven-year-old’s best friend, I could