So my buddy David called last night. I love it when he calls. As I've mentioned before on this blog, although we should be diametrically opposed (him being a short, black Christian man and me being a tall, white Pagan woman), he is one of my dearest, oldest, and most like-minded friends. We can - and do - talk about anything from cartoon, film and ( Read more... )

I stumbled across this on Snopes, and for once the 'please send a card' plea is not some weird hoax. There's a beautiful little 4-year-old named Hannah Garman who is dying of a rare brain tumor. She lost her mom to cancer not long ago. Her cousin's story is here on this blog. Hannah's CaringBridge page can be found here. Snopes.com has confirmation ( Read more... )

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Here's wishing Jezzara a happy, happy birthday!
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A couple years ago, when I was somewhat active on a writer's discussion group, I saw a post that said, essentially, 'Unless you live in LA, Miami or New York, personal interest stories are a waste of time. There's no one of interest anywhere else.' At first I laughed, because I thought the author was being sarcastic. Then she defended her statement ( Read more... )