I’ve come into possession of the copyrights for my grandfather’s three memoirs — “Jam on the Ceiling,” “To Elsie with Love,” and “My Wife Has Alzheimer’s” — and plan to release them as e-books in the coming year.
Writing and Watching Cats
Working on two different Shreddy stories simultaneously…
Khristmas break means I get to let the child stay up until she falls asleep on the couch next to me watching cat videos. Continue reading “Writing and Watching Cats”
Fastest Story Yet
Zero to story in 48 hours. That has to be a record for me.
So Many
The four-year-old came running in: “There’s so many imaginary guys! And so many imaginary cats! And so many imaginary dogs here!”
Do You Dare?
by Mary E. Lowd
A gift for my mother on her 60th birthday
When the mighty peach doth approacheth,
Wield thy vorpal cats and their snicky-snacky claws,
All twill be avenged upon such floral spheres,
They were ne’er giants nor windmills,
Only the fruit of nonsense upon a platter. Continue reading “Do You Dare?”
I Wonder Where She Learned This…
Elaine is playing a pretend game that involves skipping about and happily saying, “I sold a story today!”
Imaginary Talking Cats
Elaine has introduced two more imaginary talking cats to our household: Mornging Glory and Honeysuckle. That brings us up to five, including the original three: Rosie, Froggy, and Quinny. Froggy is, of course, a green talking cat.
A Very Good Game
Today, my daughter says that we’re playing a game called “The Mermaid and her Swimming Cat.” I get to be the cat. She’s the mermaid.
The Endless Task
I tallied it up, and I’ve written 100,000 words of fiction in the last year. Yet, somehow, I still feel like I’m not writing enough…
Important Racoon Research
Reading the wiki page on raccoons completely changed the short story I just started. Fortunately, it made it better.
I love it when research involves watching videos of baby raccoons. Continue reading “Important Racoon Research”