It’s National Library Week, April 8th – April 14th! So perfectly fitting to give my “L” love to those lovable literary lions that flank the regal steps of the New York Public Library. Have you ever seen one of these signs on the Thruway? Ever wonder what spot in New York City determines this mileage? […]
What Writers KNOW
In writing, there is that oft-uttered phrase “Write what you know”. Many fiction writers start out in the cozy comfort zone of doing just that; looking within themselves and their body of experience to create compelling, realistic material. I think back to my teen years, banging out stories on my parents’ old Underwood typewriter. I […]
Jesters
For a Coulrophobic (that’s someone who has a fear of clowns), I have a dirty little secret. I really enjoy jesters. Show me a clown and I’ll run for the hills. But put a jester in front of me and I smile. Not sure why that is. Maybe it’s the funny hat. The […]
Idiopathic
Idiopathic: an adjective used primarily in medicine meaning arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause. From Greek ἴδιος, idios (one’s own) + πάθος, pathos (suffering), it means approximately “a disease of its own kind”. “A high-flown term to conceal ignorance” – Isaac Asimov “From the Latin, meaning: ‘We’re idiots ’cause we can’t figure […]
Helium (or the beginning of my lifelong affair with books)
I had a handful of other ideas for H and then out of the blue…floated Helium. Here is my helium story, and how it helped me fall in love with books and reading. I grew up in the 1970s, back before helium balloons got their bad rap of having an ecological footprint the size of […]
Got Gray?
Going gray is a topic that immediately puts people on edge: many people consider it the universal sign of aging, or of ‘letting yourself go’. What if I were to tell you that there is a gray revolution going on out there, internationally, led by women of all ages and races – tired of hiding, […]
Friday Fact or Fiction Fun!
For “F”, I figured we could have a little fun. Some of you know me well, others not at all. But here are five fun flights o’ fancy for you to figure out: fact or fiction? First follower to get ’em all right by 5pm EST gets something fabulous! CONTEST OVER! FACT OR FICTION: 1. […]
C-O-F-F-E-E
38 seconds. That’s the time it takes from pushing the button on my Keurig to taking my first morning sip. I know this because I timed it. Yep – 38 seconds. That’s about as close to instant gratification (instant caffeinification?) as one can get. Unless someone invents an IV-drip. I’ve actually perfected a method of […]