merricat | greygirlbeast

"...with any luck at all, I could have been born a werewolf..."

greygirlbeast Jul 02, 2024 23:10

Hot today. Out high was only 91F, but the heat index was 100F.

I have discussed with Kathryn, today, putting this journal on hiatus for the time being. I have so much work - the novella, The Night Watchers, the essay for the Oxford Press book on Shirley Jackson, MP2 - the journal has become one of many distractions. It has also become a place a ( Read more... )

bret easton ellis, donna tartt, oxford, mp2, we have always lived in the castle, heat, bernard malamud, bennington college, the sun always shines on tv, merricat, peter straub, shirley jackson, 1962, the night watchers, 2013, mosasaurs, censorship

"sentient globs of plesiomorphies"

greygirlbeast Apr 30, 2020 23:25

I'd not really planned to take a two day break from the journal. I just abruptly discovered on Tuesday night that I needed to step away for a bit. But I'm back now. I will not, however, be continuing my nightly listing of the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the state. I don't need to be doing that. If you want those figures, go to the website ( Read more... )

facebook, may, star trek, kay ivey, money, cats, we have always lived in the castle, hubero, warmer weather, politics, covid-19, lydia, gender, science vs. politics, identity, georgia, 2017, merricat, decisions, shirley jackson, drew gentry, idiots, florida, picard, then vs. now

"But honey pie, you're not safe here."

greygirlbeast Sep 23, 2016 11:03

The NWS says it's going to be 87˚F today, but currently it's only 70˚F, so Spooky and I are passing skeptical. And, anyway, Autumn the Second doesn't need to be that warm ( Read more... )

documentaries, mars, not a kid anymore, hubero, 2007, donuts, pterosaurs, house of leaves, detox, editing, merricat, 2004, laura albert, interviews, addiction, jt leroy, lovecraft, "dagon"

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greygirlbeast Jun 05, 2016 11:46

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merricat, shirley jackson, we have always lived in the castle