I keep telling one of my coworkers how antisocial I am, but he doesn’t believe me. That’s because I interact with him mostly through online chat and the very occasional in-person meeting. When I do meet with him and the rest of my team, it’s a welcome respite from the relative isolation of my day-to-dayContinue reading “Writing in Community”
Category Archives: memoir
A thousand words at a time
I completed the first draft of my memoir in September and spent the succeeding months revising it. Honestly, I could revise the thing forever, so a few months ago I decided to set it aside while seeking an agent and editor to guide me on the next stage of revision. Nothing to report on thatContinue reading “A thousand words at a time”
My Awesome Saturday
Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in My Life First time using the Gallery feature. Didn’t even know it existed. Daily Post, you may have created a monster.
What Possesses Me
I was tempted to give up on my Possession read-along, but gave it one last push over the weekend, validating my own belief that whatever I’m doing (and therefore whatever I’m reading) is exactly what I’m supposed to be doing (or reading) at this exact moment. It all pays off in the end. My friend MatejContinue reading “What Possesses Me”
Reading List
Since I joined Kim and Lu in their Possession read-along, I’ve been feeling somewhat overwhelmed with all the other books I want to be reading right now. Interestingly, Kim just posted her own list. Here are the books on my immediate to-read list: Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions: I am in so loveContinue reading “Reading List”
Lap dog
A few weeks ago, I was revising a scene about an intense encounter between Isis and Leo. As I read it aloud to myself, Mia put both front paws on my thighs like she wanted to crawl up onto my lap. In the nearly two years we’ve had her, she has never crawled onto aContinue reading “Lap dog”
Thai meditation music, it’s not just for dogs
An excerpt from Bark and Lunge: The Isis Story, with accompanying soundtrack: The gentle strains of dulcimer music tinkled from the library. I had set a timer in the room where Isis hung out the most. Every day at noon, the CD player clicked on with meditation music I bought in Thailand. Isis never mentionedContinue reading “Thai meditation music, it’s not just for dogs”
Everybody pees
I saw more than one ridiculous commercial this morning about an app to help you reward your child for using the potty. One even depicted a fantastical “first flush party.” People do this? (Evidently they do.) Reminded me of some criticism I’ve gotten for talking too much about peeing in my memoir. Fair criticism, I’llContinue reading “Everybody pees”
Weekly Writing Challenge: Character
I’ve gotten some feedback recently that I don’t describe people as well as I describe dogs. No huge surprise, since I don’t like people as much as I like dogs. But I would like my readers to be able to “see” the human characters, or at least, that’s what they keep telling me they wantContinue reading “Weekly Writing Challenge: Character”
The anniversary you hope to forget
Last Saturday marked the second anniversary of Isis’s death. One the first anniversary, I attended a funeral with Rob and his parents. Naturally this put me in a somber mood, even though I didn’t know the guy. I wrapped Isis’s beaded necklace around my wrist and wore it for two days. Isis happened to dieContinue reading “The anniversary you hope to forget”
Kari Neumeyer 