What do Traveling Marla, an Ewok, and scarf, storm, frontier, apple and coil all have in common? They all had to be used in the entries to try to win an endless scarf from me! (See original post here). Today I announce the winner(s)! (I always have some contest going on, btw. Check out my Contest … More Winners of Endless Scarves and Their Great Stories!
One of these statements is correct: There is a spoiler of Neil Gaiman’s upcoming Dr. Who episode below; I have a photo of Neil Gaiman staring at my cleavage; Neil Gaiman offered to cross himself off my list of people I’m allowed to sleep with (wink nudge). Hmmm…I wonder which one of these is correct? … More Neil Gaiman, Missed Opportunity(?), and A Signed Hardcover Stardust for You…
Chautauqua seems so far in the past now, but we’re still enjoying all the great items we picked up from some of our favorite vendors. I’m in the process of ordering endless scarves (I told you about them and Granny’s Knits and Gifts in a previous post) for holiday gifts and thought since I’m in … More Chautauqua Swag: More Madison Favorites. Win an Endless Scarf!
I’m dog-sitting for the next ten days. The house is on thirteen acres of rural western Pennsylvania, without internet, only enough signal for a text message and a landline analog phone still clinging to one of the necessities of living where electricity may be out for days. My cell phone burns the battery overnight as … More Sitting Dogs and UnPlugging
This time I asked my Facebook readers to give me phrases and words for a horror-themed post. I had a feeling it would be campy. Words and phrases given to me are in red. My apologies to Poe… Corn Candy Once before a Frankenstormy, while I wandered Wal-Mart storey, over many flashlights, batteries, and emptied … More The Worst “Raven” Knock-Off You Will Ever Read. It’s Manipulate MarLa Monday!
Over the weekend I challenged readers on my Facebook Page to give me words, phrases, etc., and promised that I will combine them to create Monday’s blog. They answered, the words in red are those they gave me, and this weird little short story is the result… “If it takes two weeks to walk a … More The mmm… post: Manipulate MarLa Monday
I thought I would share with you a free verse poem I wrote a year and a half ago during a literary tour of England. Already published in Chatham University’s MFA newsletter, I can’t submit it to literary journals now, but I can share it with you, along with a few photos from the day … More Tower Wall: Pictures and a Poem
“David Souter was so great because he was so weird.” -Jeffrey Toobin, Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, 08 October 2012 I had no idea what to expect in going to a lecture by a political analyst. My expectations were of a long-winded, sleep-inducing lecture, the only saving grace of which might be some lively crazy people … More Affirmative Action Hearings, Meeting Jeffrey Toobin, and Being a Moderate
I went to a super cool and artsy event in Pittsburgh Saturday night, and I wanted to share a bit of it with you. I’m not going into all details of this eclectic art space and its residency. There are incredible articles which have already been written, and I encourage you to read all about … More Wood-Fired Words 2012
I will pick up again tomorrow with the travel posts. In the meantime, I made a fairly significant overhaul on the “About” page, to the extent I felt it was worth posting as a blog. Sometimes I think there is an idea that I write in positive terms about places because I get things for … More My Ethics, My Blog
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