iPod Identity

There is no bathroom in this studio. What it does seem to have is some kind of magnet that pulls pee out of toddlers, though. "Q, I'm going to the bathroom next door while it's still light out and we can see. Do you need to go?" "No. And I'm sure." "Are you sure? Because you know there's no power over there right now, so once it gets dark, you won't be able to go."...

I Own This

Listen or Download 'I Own This' read by the author "If you can't make it work at home, why will it work in a studio?" "You are unreliable." "You don't even stand a chance." Two of the above were uttered by me, one by a reader. Care to guess which? ~~~ As so many of us are taking personal inventories with the coming of the new year, mulling resolutions and setting goals, I am laying...

Coffee Cup Lipstick

Listen or Download 'Coffee Cup Lipstick' read by the author Lipstick stains on a coffee cup. One of the images I loathe. One of the images that haunts me. One of the images that surrounds me. As soon as I see lipstick smudged onto the rim of my coffee mug, it is a near compulsive move to wipe it away. The moments I allow the stain to remain are an act of defiance. A challenge...

Let Them See You Trying

You'll never guess from where I am writing this post... No, not my bathroom... No, not my backyard... Though writing from the car sounds intriguing, no... From a movie theatre at which I am watching Twilight again again again? No, but fabulous idea. My dear friends and patient readers, I am writing this from my very own brand spanking new writing studio. Writing. Studio. For writing. Alone. In a studio!!! That is not a part...

Hibernation

The bunny is not dead. I'm not dead. Velveteen Mind is not dead. Blog Nosh Magazine is not dead... we're all just hibernating. There's just something about NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) and my consequent snarky answer in GoBloMeMoFo that seems to do me in by the end of the month of November. Last year? Last year I took a four month hiatus from about December 2nd on. This year? Didn't even make it to...

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