1. I applied for a teaching job.The sad thing is that this constitutes a big deal for me. I had to write a CV! And some of the stuff I poured onto the page went back a VERY long way. College publications? High school awards? Let us look away quickly. But I had to do it. I want to teach a workshop and by the time I finished writing the CV I was ( Read more... )

Me at my desk, discussing my lack of progress with various figures, real or imagined. "Bob" is my mentor ( Read more... )

 I have gone cold.  I got nothing.  Sending stories out is not fun and I am convinced that the entire process of getting serious (putting my collection together, sending stories out for pub) has shut me down completely.  I think I was happier writing in my closet ( Read more... )

 My family has annoyed me so deeply that I'm missing the second half of "Mansfield Park."  They are all downstairs enjoying it on a school night and I am sulking in my room.  They all misbehaved at dinner; I did not.  What is wrong with this picture ( Read more... )