waiting – day eighty-two
This waiting game can really put one in limbo. I have, believe it or not, a long list of unpublished…
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mid-life crisis
My daughter is sick again. Three weeks ago, the pediatrician diagnosed an ear infection, both ears, and put her on…
eviction notice
So depression, just curious, how long do you plan to stick around this time? You’ve been here since I returned…
upon clearing my desk
Since last Friday, I have been promising myself that, today, I will sweep the spent pages of my manuscript into…
waiting – day two
Last night, my mail client pinged, alerting me to a brief missive from my CA* informing me that a certain…
waiting – day one
Thing is, a large dose of bravado is what this author needed to press send. The covering letter to my…
ears, ears and unmentionables
My daughter taps the front of her nappy and proclaims ‘poo’ every time she breaks wind. Her rapidly developing language…
close encounters of the crawly kind
“As the vertebrate monsters have waxed and waned, the insects have gone on mating and hatching and, as they do,…
slap, crackle and a bop on the nose
My daughter has become a hitter. At 17.5 months of age, she has started to slap anyone, including me, that…