Seriously. It is called #$@%ing Read Me! It’s a novella, really. The Old Man and the Sea is also a novella. But mine has few to no appearances by giant […]
Month: October 2008
It's so funny to be seeing you after so long, girl.
I liked that her name is Alison. I’d always wanted to date a woman whose name was also a kickass song. I mean, Amanda would have been great too. Even […]
Word Doodlepalooza: Me edition
So, dumplings, that is that for the first annual Word Doodlepalooza. I want to thank everyone who read and commented. And I especially want to give HUGE thanks to everyone […]
Word Doodlepalooza Day 5: Lindsay edition
I decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadow. If I fail, if I succeed, at least I’ll live as I believe. No matter what they take from me, […]
Word Doodlepalooza Day 5: Anon E. Mouse edition
Last night, whilst watching BARBARELLA on TV, I learned the following: 1) There is a character named Durand Durand in that film. 2) At one point, Barbarella says, very seriously, […]
Word Doodlepalooza Day 5: B. Luis Grey edition
I thought that I had invented the word “adorkable.” But, alas, it is right there in the urban dictionary. And the urban dictionary don’t lie. It was a cold slap […]
Word Doodlepalooza Day 4: Joy edition
Reader Joy submitted this piece for Word Doodlepalooza. While I know another’s grief cannot be imagined and I cannot claim to know the weight of choice, of extinguishing the possibility […]
Word Doodlepalooza Day 4: jazz edition
My good friend jazz has joined in the fun here at the ‘palooza. She wrote about turtles. It reminds me of the sonnet I penned years back called “Bullfrogs: Just […]
Word Doodlepalooza Day 4: sid edition
[insert clever intro here] Word Doodlepalooza is lucky to have some international input from sid. Things coloured South African women think about He was perfect really. He was smart, […]
Word Doodlepalooza Day 3: Matt Weld edition
Colin Powell endorsed me months ago, but you didn’t hear me bragging about it. Oh, and Matt Weld has kindly made a contribution to Word Doodlepalooza. Seasonal Eating […]