School vacations are always challenging, trying to find a way to fill the void of time that would normally be taken up by school and school activities. It’s a special kind of cabin fever, and I get it. The kids are used to being around their peers; they’re used to a routine that accounts for … Continue reading Chatting With Lexi: On Screen Time
I met this girl on the ferry headed toward Camden. New Jersey, that is. Her name was Donna, or Dana, or Denise. We were both headed somewhere that would be loud, on a ship with a couple hundred people we didn’t know who were going for the same reason. There was this band. There was … Continue reading I Met This Girl…
This older couple stopped me today while I was working at Target. “What is this Cartwheel thing?” the tall, white-haired man asked me. “Well, Cartwheel is an app that you can download that allows you to get a percentage off of certain items,” I answered, all professional-like. “Because we were at the vacuums and we … Continue reading A Conversation
“So, what do you do for fun?” she said. “I’m a writer. I write.” “What kinds of things do you write?” “You name it, I probably write it, but my first love is horror.” “Like Stephen King?” “There are authors who do it so much better than King.” “I’d be interested in knowing those names.” … Continue reading Text Convo #87 [In Which I Talk Self-Publishing]
I am not a gamer. I admit it freely, and without reservation. But during the tenure of this online course I’ve been taking on creating a game I’ve come up against so many roadblocks that I’ve somehow found a way through that I feel a little less amateurish in my attempts than I did before. … Continue reading Chatting With Lexi: On Gaming
Admittedly, religion has been a huge influence on my life. Being raised in a strictly religious household with very strong rules and a constant focus on god is one of the big reasons I’m the way I am today. It’s why I don’t force religion on my children. I give it to them in bits … Continue reading Chatting With Lexi: On Religion
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