It snowed in the South. And it was terrible. Highways in Atlanta were jammed for so long that people eventually abandoned their cars, making the trek to nearby hotels, convenience stores, supermarkets, and strangers’ houses to keep warm for the night. Schoolchildren were trapped overnight at schools after buses and […]
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Do You Need a Glass of Wine? (A helpful infographic.)
Self-Publishing: What Writers Need to Know
I recently self-published my first book, and while I’m still a novice (and there’s A LOT more I have yet to discover), there are some things I’ve learned throughout this process that I wish I had known before beginning it. Though my experience is unique to CreateSpace, an Amazon-affiliated self-publishing […]
5 Reasons American Hustle is better than The Wolf of Wall Street
Check out Mr. Sammich’s debut post! (He’s taken, ladies, so kindly just delete that marriage proposal you’ve drafted, thank you very much.) ********** Taking into consideration most of the readers on this blog are that of the fairer sex and not the target demographic of these two movies, feel free […]
GIVEAWAY: Autographed Book and Amazon Gift Card!
I’m hosting my first ever giveaway on this here blog, and I couldn’t be more excited about it! Up until now, I’ve been a giveaway virgin, mostly because I don’t have anything worth giving away (minus that dirty childhood doll with the missing eye and oddly misshapen leg), but also […]
I Let My Kids Play With Razorblades (And Other Signs I Need to Go Back to Work)
There was a big snowstorm in the Midwest and East the other day. In case you hadn’t heard. In addition to dumping damn near two feet of snow in my yard (seriously, we almost lost Ewing in it while he was out playing), it closed school. FOR THREE DAYS. And […]
I Dreamt My Glasses Broke and Then They Did (And Other Things I Can Predict With My Mind)
Do you ever think something’s going to happen and then it does? I think something’s going to happen and then it does all.the.time. It’s not like every time I think something’s going to happen it does. For example, every time I get on an airplane I think it’s either going […]
20 Signs You Were a Child of the 80s
You might be a child of the 80s if… …you can’t remember wearing a seat belt, let alone being stuffed into a car seat. …you owned one (or more, in my case) Michael Jackson dolls — complete with silver glove. …you at one point sported a male or female mullet. […]