Humor
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WOAW Fiction – The Coffee Ban (Part 2)
I got nothin’ for the Weekly Writing Challenge, so I’m punting with Part 2 of The Coffee Ban. Tension builds as coffee fans deal with the elimination of their favorite beverage. You can read Part 1 here. Hope you enjoy. DAY THREE: Columbus, Ohio Stan and Sarah stared at their stockpile of coffee products, neatly Continue reading
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Advice to Bloggers – Do a Porn Post! (Sort of)
Although I promised that today I would do the Daily Post Weekly Writing Challenge, I find myself distracted by the Daily Prompt. It reads, in relevant part: Give your newer sisters and brothers-in-WordPress one piece of advice based on your experiences blogging. I couldn’t resist sharing my one piece of advice. Are you ready? Here Continue reading
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Dear Lego,
Dear Lego, I love you. I really do. You amaze me on a daily basis with your ingenuity. That in this day and age of high def and iPads you can keep kids’ attention with simple, plastic interlocking 3-D shapes, is astonishing. That you can create this: . . . blows my mind. Really. The Continue reading
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WOAW Fiction- The Coffee Ban
Below is the beginning of a short story I started writing some time ago. I thought I’d share the first few pages where I introduce the characters to see if you wanted to read more. It’s simple– just my goofy attempt at satire. Hope you enjoy! The Coffee Ban DAY ONE: Columbus, Ohio Sarah watched Continue reading
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My Boy Band of Bloggers
It’s Friday night and I have two things on my mind: guilt and boys. Boys because I am surrounded by three of them here, and tomorrow that number increases to four. Nope, not pregnant and going into labor; rather, my brother is dropping off my sweet little nephew for the weekend. Guilt because it’s Friday Continue reading
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Bonkers at Bingo
In addition to tuition for JC’s enrollment in private school, my husband and I are required to accumulate thirty “service points” per year. The school offers many options for obtaining points, but the best “bang for your buck” points-wise, for working parents at least, is to work Bingo. Yes, Bingo. “We” (by that I mean, Continue reading
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