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“This evening I beguiled Nora into a long account of her Lesbians, H. and E., and how E. carpenters and looks after the garden (‘just like a man’) and...”
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Gentle Reminders About Writing
1. There is no shame in writing slow. Your writing takes as long to develop as it takes. Writing is not a race. There...
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Lauren Bacall, 1945, photographed by John Engstead
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In one drop of water are found all the secrets of the oceans.
~Kahlil Gibran (Photographer Jojanne)
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I organize my women with Apple. Just don’t ask me to map them.
Can’t balance a checkbook.
Ed. Note: you and me both, dog.
Pillow? What Pillow?
My feet smell like corn chips. I have frito paws!
Editor’s note: So does my friend’s dog Kiki!! You are not alone. Mine smell like doritos (by mine I mean my dog, not me. Although….)
Where is the shame in this? I’ve long enjoyed the fact that ALL dogs (n=5, in my case) have paws that smell delightfully of corn chips.
It’s always the right moment for a quip from M. Jules Renard
via the Atheist Meme Base
Prominent words from the novel-in-progress; created at wordle.net
I sat awhile in perfect silence, rallying my stunned faculties. Immediately it occurred to me that my ears had deceived me, or Bartleby had entirely misunderstood my meaning. I repeated my request in the clearest tone I could assume. But in quite as clear a one came the previous reply, “I would prefer not to.”
“Prefer not to,” echoed I, rising in high excitement, and crossing the room with a stride. “What do you mean? Are you moon-struck? I want you to help me compare this sheet here—take it,” and I thrust it towards him.
“I would prefer not to,” said he.
