They Say It Comes in Threes
I have just worked out for 45 minutes at home on karate basic moves, then driven to class for an unexpected 75 minute hard core workout. At the end of class, Dori came to the side door and handed [...]
I Think We Can, I Think We Can…
Still sick, but Oh My Goodness: Check out the Lost Crossings fundraising site NOW! We’re getting there! We can do it! Go team! Go Mitchell and Yancey Counties! Go friends and businesses and [...]
Getting Down to Business
It is a day of business work. I, the recently laid off barista, tie up loose ends: I apply for Family Planning Medicaid. I apply for a student loan deferment. I apply for a reduction in my [...]
Another Short Short
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Ok: I Get To Do This Just Once
Reality hits. I have been laid off and given less than a week’s notice. This, from a place that I worked at for four years. While I cannot object to the terms of my termination, I wholeheartedly [...]
Home Again, Home Again
I came home from Chicago, after spending money like a fool, to discover a letter in my mailbox stating that I no longer have my job. I will not go back to the Coffeehouse next week for the start [...]
With Flying Colors in Chicago
It’s girl’s day in Chicago. Zoelle and I are new dress this and tight jeans that, fantastic spring blouses and lace-lined panties. We are idiculous hair ties, wide belts and leather [...]
The Final Details of AWP
F196. Flash Fast Sudden Fiction and the Short Story. (Ed Falco, Jayne Anne Phillips, John Dufresne, Steve Almond) The authors on this panel agreed unanimously that they don’t care what a [...]
Catching Up on Day 4 Chicago
The conference ended yesterday and while I intend to type up my notes, my friend Vondy picked me up this morning at the Hilton and we headed toward Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a few days. It seems [...]
