Watched A play ultimate frisbee underneath enormous cumulous clouds. Will it rain? We asked. There’s a 20 percent chance to 40 percent chance. The clouds looked fluffy, not dark. Took pictures with the new camera. Left to drive to San Antonio for a birthday party. Drove down I-35 into the storms. Got a great lightning show as we headed south and the storm headed north. It rained in Austin just in time to cancel the Read more…
When you take part in a writing workshop or writers group, you will often be told, “show, not tell.” So what does this mean? When you tell, you remove the reader from the action, characters, setting and plot, leaching the emotional reaction the reader has to your story. When you show, you are writing in scene, putting the reader right in the thick of the action, emotional or physical or both. I love having old Read more…
Words: 1,800, Total: 60,800! Music: Lucinda Williams, Essence Email conversation between my friend V and me: Vanita: [sends picture of guy with amazingly unattractive yet obviously lovingly attended facial hair) Me: But….why? Just answer me that and I can die happy. Vanita: I can NEVER figure out why some guys do that crap. We were talking about john magnie, one of the leaders of the subdudes and an all around new Orleans musical treasure. I think Read more…