I’d like to give a warm welcome to Stephen Parrish, a writing friend whose debut novel, The Tavernier Stones, comes out May 1st (although rumor has it you can already get it online and, as Stephen puts it, “in courageous bookstores everywhere”). Stephen has helped me in the past when I was working on my …
Melanie Hooyenga
Twist of Fate
The phone rang and her breath caught when she saw who it was. She pressed her hand to her chest, forced her synapses to shut up for a second, then pressed Talk. “Hey, are we still on for tomorrow?” He cleared his throat, a soft rumble that made her heart stutter. “There’s been a change …
Parents Just Don’t Understand
(This song’s been stuck in my head so apparently this post will be in verse.) Okay, here’s the situation My parents brought me home after my “vacation” and They gave me space in their bas-e-ment Will they mind allll my stuff? Of course not. My things were kept in a storage room Safe from the …
(this isn’t a post, shh…)
Seems I’m making headlines.
In Which I Log My Complaint Against the US*
Dear United States of America, While I was living in Mexico, you wooed me back to your shores with promises of safety, prosperity, and never-ending Nutter Butters. While you’ve followed through on the safety and prosperity bit (and yes, the never-ending NBs), there are a few smaller promises that I don’t feel you’ve fulfilled. *Unceasing …
Business Note
I start my new job tomorrow (squee!) so I’m shifting back to a Monday-Wednesday-Friday posting schedule .
Fringe Benefits
Do you get an employee discount if you don’t plan ahead and accidentally wear a red top and khaki pants to Target? I caught myself before dressing, but I still managed to wear a pinkish-coral top and light brown pants. No one asked for help finding the shoe department, but no one offered to help …
Crafty Arts & That Indescribable Connection
I spent a large part of last weekend working on my best friend’s wedding invitations. She had the basic design figured out when I arrived Friday evening, and by 11pm Sunday night we had ribbons cut and glued, hundreds of pieces of paper trimmed and stuffed into envelopes, and at least 100 labels adhered to …
Mr. Roboto
Did I mention I got a new phone? I haven’t named him, but he seems to respond to “pretty” and “robot.” Before buying the Droid I convinced myself that I had to have a phone with an actual keyboard, but after only five days I’ve already adjusted to the virtual keyboard, plus I love the …
Good News
I feel bad for not announcing this last week, but I already had my posts scheduled and with my going out of town I didn’t have time to move things around. Anyway… Last week Wednesday Ibis got a job at a really nice hotel in Ixtapa, then the following day I was offered a job …