Okay, that’s it. It’s been a long month and I’m done writing made-up stories. Today, I’m going to tell you a little about myself. My name is actually Zarknon. I am actually an artificial life form engaged in a complex Turing test to see if people will believe I’m actually human. I don’t need rest […]
I’ve had a super-productive week writing-wise. I decided mid-month to enter CampNaNoWriMo to give me that extra shove to finish off a novel draft, which I just did. I managed to do posts for the A-Z Challenge (though I didn’t spend as much time I wanted to.) And now that I’m feeling all creative I’m […]
There was something I was really supposed to tell you. I remember writing it down somewhere. Was it on my iPhone? No… I forgot to charge the stupid thing again last night. I didn’t have my journal at the time, so it couldn’t have been my journal either. Agh, where did I write it down? […]
There are two things that I would like to take a moment to clarify – well, at least two. First, Socrates my husband would have been nothing without me. I was the real brains of the operation. Have you ever heard of the Socratic method? Yeah, it should probably be called the Xanthippic method – […]
I’m not angry. I’m not even sad anymore. I am simply riddled with invisible bruises, like how a long ago broken arm twinges before a storm. Why were you so cruel? Were you insecure, not ready to have a child, blaming yourself for my faults, real and imagined? I stand by your grave like standing […]
Why, hello. Great to have you here. Put up your feet. Relax. Don’t mind the ghost wandering through these halls, mostly friendly most of the time. Just try to remember: don’t wear red, don’t talk about the color red, preferably don’t even think about the color red. Oh no, you’re thinking about it now aren’t […]
For the record, unicorns are real. We’re not all white and we don’t all have shiny silver horns but otherwise it is all true. Some might categorize us as a special breed of horse with a unique trait: the horn thing. Some of us have wings, but that doesn’t mean we call each other […]
Yeah, I was paying attention. I know what you’re planning to do and have a pretty good idea why. I’d like to say something like “good luck” and “see you when you get back.” I’d even like to try again to talk you out of this. Instead, I just want to point out – one […]
I’m in a big rush as I write this one for Celebrate the Small Things, hosted by Lexa Cain. This week I have a lot to celebrate. Lots of writing and other work done, including housework and yardwork and daily exercise. Have to run now due to going to visit my dad’s girlfriend then my […]
It’s an old story, old perhaps as time. My world changed the day we met and I can never quite figure out how. Mom pressured me to go spend time with you, because “you never know how long you’ll have.” I hated the smell, the cloying perfume and flowers, the crowded collection of photos and […]
Anne Higa 